Her mouth was too full of water, just at that moment, to allow her to raise an outcry.

The momentum of the houseboat carried it alongside the overturned rowboat, Harriet leaned over and grasped one of her companion's arms.
"Why, Jane! You shouldn't have stopped rowing to go in for a swim." "Go in for a swim!" exploded Jane.

"And didn't you run me down.

Look at the boat, will you! Now, what are we going to do, will you tell me ?" "The first thing is to get you on board.

After that I don't know." Crazy Jane was dragged aboard the "Red Rover." She lay clinging to the gunwale, laughing immoderately.
"It's a fine start we are having, darling isn't it, now!" "A wet one," amended Harriet.