Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 579
a long tramp across the sands. We hadbeen walking for some time, when we noticed, to ourdismay, that the tide was coming in rapidly, and thatwe were caught. What were we to do ? The tide was, meanwhile, coming in still faster. Itbecame serious, and we shuddered at the idea of beingsurrounded by… … At the word refuge we cheered up, and walked as fastas we could to reach it. The water rushed after uswickedly, and seemed bent on surrounding us. However, we arrived, and quickly clambered up intothe little box standing on its thin legs. We were justin time, for that same moment the water rushed…
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