Now that she was among the well and active , it seemed harder to be patient than when shut up and unable to stir . She felt so much better , and had so little pain to remind her of past troubles , it was almost impossible to help forgetting the poor back and letting her recovered spirits run away with her . If Mrs. Minot had not kept good watch , she would have been off more than once , so eager was she to be `` like other girls '' again , so difficult was it to keep the restless feet quietly folded among the red cushions . One day she did yield to temptation , and took a little voyage which might have been her last , owing to the carelessness of those whom she trusted . It was a good lesson , and made her as meek as a lamb during the rest of her stay . Mrs. Minot drove to Gloucester one afternoon , leaving Jill safely established after her nap in the boat , with Gerty and Mamie making lace beside her . `` Do n't try to walk or run about , my dear . Sit on the piazza if you get tired of this , and amuse yourself quietly till I come back . I 'll not forget the worsted and the canvas , '' said Mamma , peeping over the bank for a last word as she waited for the omnibus to come along . `` Oh , do n't forget the Gibraltars ! '' cried Jill , popping her head out of the green roof . `` Nor the bananas , please ! '' added Gerty , looking round one end . `` Nor the pink and blue ribbon to tie our shell-baskets , '' called Mamie , nearly tumbling into the aquarium at the other end . Mrs. Minot laughed , and promised , and rumbled away , leaving Jill to an experience which she never forgot . For half an hour the little girls worked busily , then the boys came for Gerty and Mamie to go to the Chasm with a party of friends who were to leave next day . Off they went , and Jill felt very lonely as the gay voices died away . Every one had gone somewhere , and only little Harry Hammond and his maid were on the beach . Two or three sand-pipers ran about among the pebbles , and Jill envied them their nimble legs so much , that she could not resist getting up to take a few steps . She longed to run straight away over the firm , smooth sand , and feel again the delight of swift motion ; but she dared not try it , and stood leaning on her tall parasol with her book in her hand , when Frank , Jack , and the bicycle boy came rowing lazily along and hailed her .
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Frank Gloucester Hammond Jack Jill Minot aquarium day rowing shell-baskets