20 THE SWAN AND HER CREW. 



I think. How do you do, my dears ? Come into the library 

 all of you, and I will show you some books on butterflies." 



They went into the house and had some tea and cake, and 

 turned over the pages of a book on entomology with coloured 

 plates, which had lain dusty and forgotten on the shelves until 

 now, and Mary and her sister pointed out to Dick moths and 

 butterflies which their brother and Jimmy had in their collection. 



Sir Richard saw with delight that the right chord had been 

 touched in his son's mind, and he no longer doubted the 

 success of the experiment he had urged Mr. Merivale to try. 



The tfme slipped rapidly away, and when it was high time 

 to go, Mary and Florrie were driven home by Sir Richard's 

 groom, charmed with their visit, and full of praises of Sir 

 Richard and his son. 



Dick Carleton was eager to know more of entomology, and 

 set to work at once to read about it with an energy he had 

 never displayed for anything before, and the father wrote- off 

 to his booksellers to order a newer and more reliable book 

 upon the science than the one he possessed, to be given to 

 Dick. 



CHAPTER V. 



Building the Yacht. The Launch. Great Crested Grebe's nest. A 

 Floating Coot's nest. Golden Crested Wrens. Their Migration. 

 The Flight of a Heron. 



WHEN Dick Carleton arrived at Mr. Merivale's to commence 

 the visit which was to initiate the friendship of the boys, 

 Frank and Jimmy were at the boat-house ; and as soon as Dick 

 had been welcomed by Mr. and Mrs. Merivale, Mary took him 

 off to the boat-house to introduce him to Frank and Jimmy, 

 and see that he was shown their collections. When they 

 opened the door they saw the two boys busy at the table, with 

 sheets of paper and drawing instruments before them. l5ick 

 felt and looked rather shy and nervous, but Frank's hearty 

 greeting put him at his ease. Mary proceeded to do the honour 



