Part 2 by Mark Twain]@TWC D-Link book Part 2 26/27 I'll classify you with the Remarkables, and take the chances." The deal went through, and secured to the young stranger the first fortune he ever pocketed. On Saturdays the young men go out in their boats, and sometimes the water is fairly covered with the little sails. A boat upsets now and then, by accident, a result of tumultuous skylarking; sometimes the boys upset their boat for fun--such as it is with sharks visibly waiting around for just such an occurrence. The young fellows scramble aboard whole--sometimes--not always. Tragedies have happened more than once. |