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A young girl travels south with her family for a two‑week vacation and the narrative follows their preparations, journeys, and a series of episodic outings. Episodes include train and boat passages, visits to towns and unusual attractions, seaside and river excursions, a storm at sea and other small emergencies, and playful discoveries of local plants and animals. The account emphasizes the childrens' curiosity, the practicalities of travel, and family interactions as they experience new places and return home.
| “They turned south, down the quiet, narrow street at the right” | Frontispiece |
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| “This is the living room and here’s the dining room and here, where you can see the river bed, is the porch” | 58 |
| “The owner of the orchard let the girls pick fruit and take pictures” | 80 |
| “They went in wading after crawdads” | 114 |