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Aunt Alice and the girls of the party soon had the luncheon ready , and the merry feast was made . As Frank remarked , it was a very different thing to sit there in the broiling sun and eat sandwiches and devilled eggs , or to consume the same viands with the yacht madly flying along in rolling waves and dashing spray . The afternoon palled a little . Youthful enthusiasm and determined good temper could make light of several hours of discomfort , but toward three o'clock the sun 's rays grew unbearably hot , the glare from the water was very trying , and the mosquitoes were something awful . Guy Morris , who probably spent more of his time in a boat than any of the others , declared that he had never seen such a day . Mr. Fairfield felt sorry for Ethelyn , who had never had such an experience before , and so he exerted himself to entertain her , but she resisted all his attempts , and even though Patty came to her father 's assistance , they found it impossible to make their guest happy . Reginald was no better .