Hawkeye . lake; butit will not be in the least dangerous if you do as I tell you and keep quiet. Now then,each of you wrap one of these blankets around you, for its going to be cold before we getacross. Miss Graydon, please sit in the stern; and if you will please sit here toward thebow, Miss Lussan, we will trim ship better. You would best put this mackintosh aboutyour shoulders, also, but pray do not be alarmed if we take in a little spray, for we shallall be perfectly safe I assure you. The dangers of the pull across the wild little lake were such as the oarsman himselfbest understood, but
Hawkeye . lake; butit will not be in the least dangerous if you do as I tell you and keep quiet. Now then,each of you wrap one of these blankets around you, for its going to be cold before we getacross. Miss Graydon, please sit in the stern; and if you will please sit here toward thebow, Miss Lussan, we will trim ship better. You would best put this mackintosh aboutyour shoulders, also, but pray do not be alarmed if we take in a little spray, for we shallall be perfectly safe I assure you. The dangers of the pull across the wild little lake were such as the oarsman himselfbest understood, but his calmness had the proper effect upon his passengers. Joannawas at first thoroughly frightened, but perceiving that they were none the worse oS^ frommoment to moment, acquired finally a certain cheerfulness of a nervous chattering on the other hand still remained quite silent. Her eyes cast down, her face coveredwith her hand. After the dimness of the evening had shut down, she was with a faint little feeling of safety, of a brown neck in front of her rising- and fallingsteadily, of a broad back ridging and relaxing tirelessly, of strong arms sweeping insharp but rhythmic stroke. The boat rose and fell, slipped onward over a wave, orstopped as a pounding hand of water smote it on the bows. The white spray sometimesflew in, yet Isabel Lussan was not sure that she felt a fear. It was nearly dark when the long pull ended at the hotel stairs. The sudden changein the temperature had sent most of the summer people into the warmer regions of thehouse. Joanna started to thank their host and oarsman, as they disembarked and stoodat the foot of the stairway, shivering a little in spite of their warm covering. To the endof her life, she never recovered from the sense of injury which took the place of thefeeling of surprise she felt as she saw Isabel step in front of her. We thank you, said Isabel Lussan, in a low voice. I thank you very much. If—if you think yo
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