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`` De proprietor iss a personal friend of mine , und de accommodations vill be of de very best . '' `` Then I shall immediately change my quarters , '' said the genial doctor . `` I am farther down town , but as we are to be in the city but a couple of days , it is well for us to be together as much as possible . '' This programme was followed to the letter , and before noon Dorothy and Aunt Betty had washed , and changed their attire for fresh , clean linen suits , after which they announced themselves in readiness for any events that might be on the programme . Dr. Sterling , who had been holding a conference with Jim , proposed a boat trip down the bay . `` Oh , that will be delightful , '' Dorothy said . `` How can it be arranged ? ''