Excited by all the sights, young Rollo emerges from the British Museum with his uncle, Mr. George -- who then grants the boy a bit of freedom to wander on his own!
Rollo enjoys his pleasant sight-seeing. When he thinks about taking a cab to their Northumberland Court lodgings, he reaches into his pockets -- which are empty! He forgot his coin purse, this morning . . . and Northumberland Court is miles away!
Author Biography
Jacob Abbott (1803 - 1879) was an American writer of children's books. His Rollo Books, such as Rollo at Work, Rollo at Play, Rollo in Europe, etc., are the best known of his writings, having as their chief characters a representative boy and his associates. To follow up his Rollo books, he wrote of Uncle George, using him to teach the young readers about ethics, geography, history, and science. He also wrote 22 volumes of biographical histories and a 10 volume set titled the Franconia Stories.
