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"Pressing! It is ruined!" "We're all drenched," spoke Amy. "But it doesn't matter as long as we're safe." "That's the way to look at it!" exclaimed Will. "How did it happen, anyhow?" PRESSING IT IS RUINED WE'RE ALL DRENCHED SPOKE AMY BUT IT DOESN'T MATTER AS LONG AS WE'RE SAFE THAT'S THE WAY TO LOOK AT IT EXCLAIMED WILL HOW DID IT HAPPEN ANYHOW
 to it. Percy pulled harder. Only just in time did Will and his companion reach the boat that was on the verge of sinking. And only the skill and good sense of the girls, and the knowledge that they could swim if they happened to fall into the water, enabled the rescue to be made. For it was no easy task to disembark from one craft to the other, especially with one nearly submerged. But, while Will and Percy held the gunwale of their boat close to that of the half-sunken one, the girls carefully crawled out and soon, rather wet, considerably dismayed, but, withal, calmer than might have been expected, the quartette was safe in the larger craft. "Oh, what a relief!" exclaimed Mollie, wringing some water from the bottom of her skirt. "But look at my dress--and this is only the second time I've worn it!" cried Grace, in distress. "It will be ruined." "All it needs is pressing," said Will, disdainfully. "What do you think this is--a pair of your trousers?" demanded his sister, indignantly. ERCY I CAN'T YOU'VE GOT TO THAT SEEMED TO BE ALL THERE WAS TO IT PERCY PULLED HARDER ONLY JUST IN TIME TO WILL AND HIS COMPANION REACH THE BOAT THAT WAS ON THE VERGE OF SINKING AND ONLY THE SKILL AND GOOD SENSE OF THE GIRLS AND THE KNOWLEDGE THAT THEY COULD SWIM IF THEY HAPPENED TO FALL INTO THE WATER ENABLED THE RESCUE TO BE MADE FOR IT WAS NO EASY TASK TO DISBARK FROM ONE CRAFT TO THE OTHER ESPECIALLY WITH ONE DEARLY SUBMERGED BUT WHILE WILL AND PERCY HELD THE GUNWALE OF THEIR BOAT CLOSE TO THAT OF THE HALF SUNKEN ONE THE GIRLS CAREFULLY CRAWLED OUT AND SOON RATHER WEPT CONSIDERABLY DISMAYED BUT WITHAL CALMER THAN MIGHT HAVE BEEN EXPECTED THE QUARTETTE WAS SAFE IN THE LARGER CRAFT OH WHAT A RELIEF EXCLAIMED MOLLY WRINGING SOME WATER FROM THE BOTTOM OF HER SKIRT LOOK AT MY DRESS AND THIS IS ONLY THE SECOND TIME I'VE WORN IT CRIED GRACE IN DISTRESS IT WILL BE RUINED ALL IT NEEDS IS PRESSING SAID WILL DISDAINFULLY WHAT YOU THINK THIS IS A PAIR OF TROUSERS DEMANDED HIS SISTER INDIGNANTLY
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