w we
hugged and kissed him! Father was well, and he looked very brown.

5. I sat next to him in the cab. He told us that his ship had only
reached Liverpool that morning. He had taken the first train for home,
because he wished to see us so much.

[Illustration: {Father in cab with one of his daughters}]

6. After tea he opened one of his boxes. "I have brought each of you a
present," he said. "Sit down, and I will show you some pretty things."

7. Mother's present was a dress from India. It had gold and beetles'
wings on it. They were a lovely shiny green, just like jewels.

8. My present was a necklace of beautiful blue stones. May's was a
dolly, dressed just like an Indian lady. Tom's was a kite from Japan. It
was shaped just like a dragon. Of course, we were all delighted with our
gifts.

9. Then father told us many things about his travels. "I have been right
round the world," he said. "I sailed to the East, and I went on and on
until I returned to the place from which I set out."

[Illustration: {Father at home with his family}]

"I know," cried Tom. "I have followed you all round the world on the
globe."

10. May was sitting on father's knee. "Dad," she said, "I suppose you
are the very first man who has ever been right round the world." "Of
course he is," said Tom.

11. Father laughed. "No, my dear," he replied; "thousands of men had
been round the world before I was born."

12. "I'm so sorry," said May. "I did so want to tell the girls at school
that my father was the very first man who ever went round the world."

EXERCISES.

(_To be worked under the direction of the teacher_)

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Lesson 1.

1. The father travelled by train. In what other ways might he have
travelled? Which is the fastest way? Which is the slowest?

2. What power drives the train? What other work does this power do?

3. Look carefully at the first picture in this book. Describe it.

4. Learn: _A globe is a small model of the earth._ Of what shape is
the earth? Of what shape are the sun, moon, and stars?

Lesson 2.

1. The name of the town on the seashore (par. 2) is Dover. Turn to the
picture on page 11 {Illustration entitled "The White Cliffs of Dover"}
and describe the cliffs of Dover as seen from the sea.

2. The distance between Dover and Calais is only twenty-one miles.
Learn: _A narrow passage of water joining two seas is called a strait._
The word _strait_ means "n