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 "Why, I think it's a perfectly splendid idea!" asserted Polly with a bewildering change of front.

"Gorgeous!" chimed in Mae.

"If only Miss Comfort can be persuaded to try a life on the ocean wave," added Ned dryly. "Seems to me the first thing to do is to ask her what she thinks of it."

"No, it isn't," said Laurie. "The first thing is for you to go down there with me right now and see for yourselves. If you don't agree with me we'll just let it drop."

"Of course," said Polly. "Come on, every one! Oh, I do hope that Miss Comfort will like it!"

"How about the owners?" asked Bob as, a minute later, they were all on the way to the river. "Well, not the owners, for I suppose there aren't any. But what about the quarry people, Nod? Think they'll let us have it?"

"Don't see why not. It's no good to them, and it's in their way. That's where your father comes in, Bob. I want him to introduce us to the head guy and say a good word. Think he'd mind?"