In obedience to Maria's directions, Rollo opened the trunk and took out from it all the clothing, both for day and night, which he thought that he and Jennie would require during the voyage. The night dresses he put under the pillows in the berths. The cloaks, and coats, and shawls which might be required on deck in the day he placed on the couches. Those which belonged to him he put in his state room, and those that belonged to Jennie in hers. While engaged in these operations, he pulled up from one of the lower corners of his trunk a small leather purse or bag full of money. "What shall I do with this?" he asked, holding it up to Maria. "What is it?" asked Maria. "Money," said Rollo. "How much is there?" said Maria. "I don't know," replied Rollo. "Uncle George put it in here. He said I ought to have _some_ money to carry with me, in case of accidents. I don't suppose it is much." "You had better count it, then," said Maria, "so as to ascertain how much it is. You and Jane may count it together." So Rollo and Jane sat down upon the couch, and Rollo poured out the money into Jennie's lap. It was all gold. Maria said that the coins were sovereigns and half sovereigns. The large ones were sovereigns, and the small ones were half sovereigns. Rollo proposed that he should count the sovereigns, and that Jennie might count the half sovereigns. It proved, when the counting was completed, that there were thirty sovereigns and twenty half sovereigns. "That makes forty sovereigns in all," said Maria. "That is a great deal of money." "How much is it?" asked Rollo. "Why, in American money," said Maria, "it makes about two hundred dollars." "Two hundred dollars!" repeated Rollo, with astonishment. "What could uncle George think I could want of all this money?" "It was in case of accidents," said Maria. "For example, suppose this ship should be cast away on the coast of Nova Scotia, and all the passengers and baggage be saved, what could you do there without any money." "Why, I should think that somebody there would take care of us," replied Rollo. "Yes," said Maria, "I suppose they would; but it is a great deal better to have money of your own. Besides, suppose that when you get to Liverpool, for some reason or other, your father should not be there. Then, having plenty of money, you could go to a hotel and stay there till your father comes. Or you could ask some one of the passengers who is going to London to let you go with him, and you could tell him that you had plenty of money to pay the expenses." "Yes," said Rollo, "though I don't think there is any doubt that my father will be in Liverpool when we arrive." "I hope he will be, I am sure," said Maria. "But now, put up the money again in the purse, tie it up securely, and replace it in the trunk. Then you must keep the trunk locked all the time, and keep the key in your pocket."