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along with him. Dear Timmy! How strong he was, thought George.
They had a wonderful time in the water. Further out the waves were big, and curled over like miniature waterfal s, sweeping the children along with them. They yelled in joy, and choked when the water splashed into their mouths. It was an ideal day for bathing.
When they came out, they lay on the sand in the sun, Timmy beside George, keeping guard as usual. It was real y warm. George sat up and looked longingly out to sea, where the wind was whipping up the waves tremendously.
„Wish we had a boat!" she said. „If we were back home, I could get out my own boat, and we could go out in the cool breeze and get dry."
Julian pointed lazily to a big notice not far off. It said „BOATS FOR HIRE. INQUIRE AT HUT."
„Oh good!" said George. „I"l go and inquire. I"d love a good row!"
She slipped on her sandals, and went to the hut to which the sign pointed. A boy of about fifteen sat there, staring out to sea. He looked round as George came along.
„Want a boat?" he said.
„Yes, please. How much?" asked George. „For four of us - and a dog."
„Fifty pence an hour," said the boy. „Or a pound a day. Or three pounds a week. Better to take it by the week if you"re staying here. It works out very cheap then."
George went back to the boys and Anne. „Shall we take the boat by the week?" she said.
„It"l cost three pounds. We could do lots of rowing about, and it would be fun."
„Right," said Dick. „Anyone got any money?"
„There"s some in my pocket, but not enough, I"m afraid," said Julian. „I"l go and fix up the boat for us to have tomorrow - we"ll take it for a whole week. I can easily bring the money with me in the morning."
The boat-boy was very obliging. „You can have the boat today and onwards, if you like, you needn"t wait til tomorrow," he said. „I know you"l bring me the money all right! So, if you"d like to have it this afternoon, it"s up to you. Choose which boat you like. They"re al the same. If you want to take it out at night too, and do some fishing, you can - but tie it up safe, won"t you?"
„Of course," said Julian, going to look at the boats. He beckoned to the others, and they all came over.
„Any boat we like, day or night!" said Julian. „Which do you fancy? Starfish - Splasho -
Adventure - Sea-gul - Rock-a-bye? They al look good, sound little boats to me!"
„I"d like “Adventure”, I think," said George, thinking that that particular little boat looked sturdy, deari and sound. „Nice name - and nice little boat!"
So Adventure it was! „And a jolly good name for any boat of ours!" said Dick, pushing it down to the sea with Julian. „Whooooosh! There she goes! Steady my beauty - we want to get in! Chuck in al our clothes, George! We can dress when we feel cold."
Soon they were al in the boat, bobbing about on the waves. Julian took the oars and pul ed out to sea. Now they were in the ful breeze - and a spanking one it was too! „I"m certainly not hot any more!" said George, pulling her bathing-towel round her shoulders.
The tide was running out, and pul ed the boat strongly out to sea. Whispering Island suddenly seemed very much nearer! „Better look out!" said George, suddenly. „We don"t know if a keeper"s on guard somewhere on the shore of the island. We"re getting pretty near."
But the out-going tide swept the boat on and on towards the island, so that very soon they could see a sandy shore. Dick then took one oar, and Julian the other, and they tried to row against the tide and take the boat back into calmer water.
It was no good. The tide was far too strong. Very soon the boat was quite near the shore of the island and then an enormous wave flung them right up the sand, and left the boat grounded as it went back again. It slid over to one side, and they al promptly fel out!
„Whew!" said Julian. „What a tide! I"d no idea it ran so strongly, or I"d never have brought the boat out so
They had a wonderful time in the water. Further out the waves were big, and curled over like miniature waterfal s, sweeping the children along with them. They yelled in joy, and choked when the water splashed into their mouths. It was an ideal day for bathing.
When they came out, they lay on the sand in the sun, Timmy beside George, keeping guard as usual. It was real y warm. George sat up and looked longingly out to sea, where the wind was whipping up the waves tremendously.
„Wish we had a boat!" she said. „If we were back home, I could get out my own boat, and we could go out in the cool breeze and get dry."
Julian pointed lazily to a big notice not far off. It said „BOATS FOR HIRE. INQUIRE AT HUT."
„Oh good!" said George. „I"l go and inquire. I"d love a good row!"
She slipped on her sandals, and went to the hut to which the sign pointed. A boy of about fifteen sat there, staring out to sea. He looked round as George came along.
„Want a boat?" he said.
„Yes, please. How much?" asked George. „For four of us - and a dog."
„Fifty pence an hour," said the boy. „Or a pound a day. Or three pounds a week. Better to take it by the week if you"re staying here. It works out very cheap then."
George went back to the boys and Anne. „Shall we take the boat by the week?" she said.
„It"l cost three pounds. We could do lots of rowing about, and it would be fun."
„Right," said Dick. „Anyone got any money?"
„There"s some in my pocket, but not enough, I"m afraid," said Julian. „I"l go and fix up the boat for us to have tomorrow - we"ll take it for a whole week. I can easily bring the money with me in the morning."
The boat-boy was very obliging. „You can have the boat today and onwards, if you like, you needn"t wait til tomorrow," he said. „I know you"l bring me the money all right! So, if you"d like to have it this afternoon, it"s up to you. Choose which boat you like. They"re al the same. If you want to take it out at night too, and do some fishing, you can - but tie it up safe, won"t you?"
„Of course," said Julian, going to look at the boats. He beckoned to the others, and they all came over.
„Any boat we like, day or night!" said Julian. „Which do you fancy? Starfish - Splasho -
Adventure - Sea-gul - Rock-a-bye? They al look good, sound little boats to me!"
„I"d like “Adventure”, I think," said George, thinking that that particular little boat looked sturdy, deari and sound. „Nice name - and nice little boat!"
So Adventure it was! „And a jolly good name for any boat of ours!" said Dick, pushing it down to the sea with Julian. „Whooooosh! There she goes! Steady my beauty - we want to get in! Chuck in al our clothes, George! We can dress when we feel cold."
Soon they were al in the boat, bobbing about on the waves. Julian took the oars and pul ed out to sea. Now they were in the ful breeze - and a spanking one it was too! „I"m certainly not hot any more!" said George, pulling her bathing-towel round her shoulders.
The tide was running out, and pul ed the boat strongly out to sea. Whispering Island suddenly seemed very much nearer! „Better look out!" said George, suddenly. „We don"t know if a keeper"s on guard somewhere on the shore of the island. We"re getting pretty near."
But the out-going tide swept the boat on and on towards the island, so that very soon they could see a sandy shore. Dick then took one oar, and Julian the other, and they tried to row against the tide and take the boat back into calmer water.
It was no good. The tide was far too strong. Very soon the boat was quite near the shore of the island and then an enormous wave flung them right up the sand, and left the boat grounded as it went back again. It slid over to one side, and they al promptly fel out!
„Whew!" said Julian. „What a tide! I"d no idea it ran so strongly, or I"d never have brought the boat out so
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