See if you can find some blankets in there.

One will do." After some searching about Jane announced that she had found a heavy blanket.

Acting under Harriet's directions Jane carried the blanket to the upper deck and lowered it over the barricade of cots, weighting it with heavy stones from the beach so that the end would remain on the upper deck.
Harriet was unable to get either to the upper deck or into the boat, without danger of pulling down her barricade, so she promptly jumped into the lake and waded ashore.

She fell down several times before reaching dry land, knocked over by waves that overtook her and laid her low.

She sat down on the beach gasping.
"Come over here and rest a moment, Harriet," urged the guardian.
"I am all right, thank you.