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The wind still blew and the rain came down in pelting drops. But the craft was water tight and it was, as Bunker Blue said, "as dry as a bone" inside. THE WIND STILL BLEW AND THE RAIN CAME DOWN IN PELTING DROPS BUT THE CRAFT WAS WATER TIGHT AND IT WAS AS BUNKER BLUE SAID AS DRY AS A BONE INSIDE
looking a little anxiously at their father or mother as the boat plunged and rolled, but when they saw how calm their father, mother, Uncle Tad and Bunker Blue were, the children took heart also. "Here are some cookies," said their mother, bringing out a bag from a locker. "I'd give you some milk to drink, only it would spill the way the boat is rocking." "Yes," said Mr. Brown, with a smile, "there'd be as much milk on the floor, I imagine, as the children would drink." The storm grew worse instead of less, but Captain Ross was a good seaman, and in about an hour he brought the _Fairy_ into a sheltered harbor known as Clam Cove, because of the number of clams that were dug there. "Now we'll ride easier," said Bunker Blue. "I'll go up and help get the anchor over," he added. Soon Bunny Brown and his sister Sue heard sounds on deck which told of the big anchor being put over the side, and then the boat came to rest. She still pitched and tossed a little, but not nearly as much as before. ID NOT MIND IT MUCH THEY SAT AROUND LOOKING A LITTLE ANXIOUSLY AT THEIR FATHER OR MOTHER AS THE BOAT PLUNGED AND ROLLED BUT WHEN THEY SAW HOW CALM THEIR FATHER MOTHER UNCLE TAD AND BUNKER BLUE WERE THE CHILDREN TOOK HEART ALSO HERE ARE SOME COOKIES SAID THEIR MOTHER BRINGING OUT A BAG FROM A LOCKER I'D GIVE YOU SOME MILK TO DRINK ONLY IT WOULD SPILL THE WAY THE BOAT IS ROCKING YES SAID MISTER BROWN WITH A SMILE THERE'D BE AS MUCH MILK ON THE FLOOR I IMAGINE AS THE CHILDREN WOULD DRINK THE STORM GREW WORSE INSTEAD OF LESS BUT CAPTAIN ROSS WAS A GOOD SEAMAN AND IN ABOUT AN HOUR HE BROUGHT THE FERRY INTO A SHELTERED HARBOUR KNOWN AS CLAM COVE BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF CLAMS THAT WERE DUG THERE NOW WE'LL RIDE EASIER SAID BUNKER BLUE I'LL GO UP AND HELP GET THE ANCHOR OVER HE ADDED SOON BUNNY BROWN AND HIS SISTER SUE HEARD SOUNDS ON DECK WHICH TOLD OF THE BIG ANCHOR BEING PUT OVER THE SIDE AND THEN THE BOAT CAME TO A REST SHE STILL PITCHED AND TOSSED A LITTLE BUT NOT NEARLY AS MUCH AS BEFORE
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