There was a tolerably fair sprinkling of young folks, and another fair sprinkling of gentlemen and ladies who were non-committal as to age, being neither actually old or absolutely young.
The next morning we weighed anchor and went to sea.

It was a great happiness to get away after this dragging, dispiriting delay.

I thought there never was such gladness in the air before, such brightness in the sun, such beauty in the sea.

I was satisfied with the picnic then and with all its belongings.

All my malicious instincts were dead within me; and as America faded out of sight, I think a spirit of charity rose up in their place that was as boundless, for the time being, as the broad ocean that was heaving its billows about us.