“Don’t make me go!” she begged. “Let me stay with you always, always!” She clung tight to the lapels of his coat, hiding her face in his chest: “Oh, I don’t want to go!”

Jonsen was strangely moved: for a moment, almost toyed with the idea.

But the others were already in the boat.

“Come on!” said Otto, “or they’ll go without you!”

“Wait! Wait!” shrieked Emily, and was over the side and in the boat in a flash.

Jonsen shook his head confusedly. For this last time, she had him puzzled.

But now, as they rowed across to the steamer, all the children stood up in the boat, in danger of tumbling out, and cried:

“Goodbye! Goodbye!”