Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 544
d, and there was the boat, with oars all inreadiness; he had dreaded that the oars mighthave been taken away. Yes, there was the boat,but it was many feet from the water, and it wouldbe a hard task for a man to drag it through thedeep sand, while he was but a boy, nearly ex-hausted already by… … ^nd God did help him as he threw himself into; angry waters and struck out for the shore. S felt resolute and confident, wasted no strengthuncertain, hurried movements, but with delib- jite and steady strokes went on. The tide being(lost at the flood, he passed through the entang- ,<g eel-grass…
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