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This cord was cut with a knife and never twisted apart. Do you know that once in the night I awoke and thought I heard something knock against the side of the boat that must have been his skiff when he came aboard, and I thought it was only a floating log. Well, our teal is gone; but think of the lot over in the marsh yonder.
Then they awoke on board the Thistle, and it seemed they had all in readiness, for there was scarce a second's bustle on the deck before we saw a skiff put round her stern and begin to pull lively for the coast.
With my skiff, however, it was different; this he hauled some distance, and concealed behind a dune in a bunch of tall grass. He had made up his mind, I dare say, to bring more horses and drag his bigger prize away, anyhow, and was starting off for the settlement a mile or so away for the reinforcement when I discovered myself to him, at which he seemed displeased and disappointed.
“The sun sinks lower,” spoke Democrates, at length; “so back again to the havens.” On the return Themistocles once more vowed he caught a glimpse of the skiff of the unknown foreigners, but Democrates called it mere phantasy. Hermione met them at the Peiræus, and the party wandered back through the gathering dusk to the city, where each little group went its way.
Damage was done to some of the provisions, and many tools were thrown overboard, though these were afterwards regained by means of diving and great labour, and the skiff was got up again.
I examined both roads, and neither of them is well picketed. I should think a surprise would not be very difficult, sir." "Humph! Where's your horse?" "He fell dead on the other side just as I got back. I found that leaky skiff, and came over to report, sir." "You have done well, Mr. Martin, very well indeed!
The hoarse whistle of a steamboat near meant danger; and to the eye of Connor the baby-craft seemed but a little above the water, and to be slowly sinking. Connor's shout rang back from the Kentucky hills as if it came from the throat of an engine. No one answered. There were great logs between his skiff and the child logs and child were all moving together.
For the manatee was tired and had to come to the surface for breath at shorter and shorter intervals, until the power-boat almost ran over him at every turn. "Turn us loose!" shouted Ned, and in a moment the skiff was free and being sculled by the captain toward the quarry, while Ned stood in the bow with a noosed rope in his hand.
And here the driving snow soon swallowed up the land, but Bobby was not afraid, and pulling with all his might turned down before the storm. For a little while all went well, and Bobby was congratulating himself that after all he would reach home before it became too dark to see. Then suddenly a big sea broke over his stern, and left the skiff half filled with water. This was serious.
I wish they were all like that!" No time was lost in preparing the boats for the proposed trip to the mainland. The afternoon was well spent and the boys were tired and hungry. Their day had been a most strenuous one. Arnold was already preparing coffee and pancakes in the kitchenette when the boys arrived with the newly discovered skiff.
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