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asked Danny Grin hopefully . `` You shall have a special plate , '' Susie promised . So the canoe was hauled up on the float and left there , and a general chat followed . At noon , Dr. Bentley joined the young people , talking with them pleasantly , after which he led the way to the hotel . There , in a little private dining room , the boys met Mrs. Bentley and Mrs. Meade . The luncheon was soon after served . It was a dainty meal , though far more elaborate than Susie had led the boys to expect .