Acanal, a quiet lake, and a boat which could not be
upset.
Nothing might happen to the boat,but I might trip
and fall overboard, and I cant swim.
Hotchkiss regarded him with increasedimpatience.
The Colonel winced slightly before this doubtful prospect, butsmiled.
William, he shouted, tip that anchor over the side!
Podington with the expected invitation to take asail.
The Colonel coughed slightly, and tapped his desk
with his pen-holder.
What elsethe Colonel saw there Heaven only
knows!
But exclamations and castigations had no effect
upon the horse. They were large, brown, and soft, yet filled with anextraordinary
penetration and prescience. The Colonel did not hesitate; his curiosity was
piqued.
There was a current in this part of the pond and it
turned the wagondownstream.
Podington, applying his whip upon the
plungingbeast. The Colonel wasimpressed; he had a duellists respect for punctuality.
You havelost your hat and you look as if you had been in a wrestling-match. In the
course of a day or two, said the Colonel, quickly.
The Colonel accepted this implied witticismwith a
smile. Hotchkiss regarded him with increasedimpatience.
We can get to the shore all right if you steerthe
horse straight.
Stick to your seat, my boy; hecant keep this up
much longer.
Podington said not a word; he expected every moment
to see thehorse sink into a watery grave.
Was you ever struck in the mud in a balloon?
Podington obeyed, and the horse slightly changed his direction.
What elsethe Colonel saw there Heaven only knows!
Podington looked about him, and, almost under his feet, saw theanchor. Thats so,
said Buller; she leaks like a sieve. There was a current in this part of the pond
and it turned the wagondownstream. At the same moment he heard a step in the
passage,and the door opened to Adoniram K.
Acanal, a quiet lake, and a boat which could not be
upset. If he had to sail at all, this kind of sailing suited Mr.
What elsethe Colonel saw there Heaven only knows!
Buller went home the next day, because Mr. Thats tellin, shesaid, dropping her long
lashes again.
Dont try to stand up; hold on to the boom andcreep
forward.
Podington was on the shore and running at the top
of hisspeed toward the horse.