Excursion to the Orkney Islands

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1860 Excerpt: ...said Mrs. Morelle, "until we get on board the steamer, and see how we like it, and what the weather is." When, however, the party had embarked and the voyage was begun, they were all for the first hour so much interested in the wonderful beauty and grandeur of the scenery which everywhere met their view, that they did Dot think of the question how far they should go, until Grimkie saw the man coming round among the passengers to receive their money, and give them tickets. Before he had time to say anything about it, the man came to where Mrs. Morelle was sitting and said he would take the fare. "How much is it, sir?" asked Grimkie. The man replied by asking how far they were going. Grimkie looked to his aunt, not knowing himself exactly what to say. 'We are going to Inverness," said she, "but we had not fully decided whether to go directly through, or to stop somewhere, for a day." "You can pay through, madam," said the man, "and take a ticket, and then you can break the journey where you please. The tickets are good for a month." "Ah," said Grimkie, "that will be just the thing for us." So he took out his purse and counted out the number of sovereigns which the man required, and received the tickets. The tickets were made in a very curious manner. They were printed upon thin paper, and lined upon the back with green morocco, and were then folded in three, that is, the upper part was folded down, and the lower part up, and in this condition they looked like so many little green wallets. Florence and John were very much interested in examining their tickets, and they wished to have the custody of them themselves. But Grimkie said no. He was responsible for all the payments, and he mus...