Instead, he gripped Dan's nearer wrist, muttering: "Don't you say it, Danny!" "Say what ?" "Whatever hot words were coming to your lips.

As long as we feel that we're right in not risking Belle and Laura, never mind what the others think and say." "This breeze is so fine," suggested Laura, "what do you say if we seat ourselves here and watch the river for a while ?" Accordingly the four young people seated themselves.

The launch was the only craft in sight that was away from her moorings.

A sailboat and three canoes lay tied to the lee side of the float, that is the off-side from the weather.

Even they rocked a good deal.
"What kind of weather is coming ?" asked Belle.
"It's going to be pretty squally, in all probability," spoke up Midshipman Dan.