human
You are taking us home now, I suppose, father?
gpt
I don't remember to have said so, replied the Captain, pleasantly,
human
Mamma, if you would give us all an invitation to visit Viamede, I think it would be just delightful to go there for a week or two; and then Chester could see his sisters and their children.
gpt
I should be glad to help him to do so; and very glad to have you all my guests at Viamede,
human
It will be quite a journey,
gpt
You are not weary of life on shipboard, daughter?
human
No, indeed, father; I am very fond of life on the 'Dolphin.' I suppose that's because of the sailor-blood in me inherited from you.
gpt
Some of which I have also, said Grace;
human
Which some of the rest of us do without having the excuse of inherited sailor-blood,
gpt
No; that inheritance isn't at all necessary to the enjoyment of life on the 'Dolphin,'
human
Indeed, it is not, said Evelyn.
gpt
I am a landsman's daughter, but life on this vessel with the dear friends always to be found on it is delightful to me.
human
And the rest of us can give a like testimony,
gpt
Up this South American coast, through the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico--it will be quite a voyage, remarked Lucilla, reflectively.
human
It is well, indeed, that we are all fond of life on the 'Dolphin.'
gpt
Yes; you will have had a good deal of it by the time we get home,
human
To-morrow is Sunday, remarked Grandma Elsie.
gpt
I am very glad we can have services on board. I often find them quite as helpful as those I attend on shore.
human
Yes; I don't know why we shouldn't have services, though there is no licensed preacher among us, said the Captain.
gpt
Certainly, we may all read God's Word, talk of it to others, and address to him both prayers and praises.