With great good-nature the men pulled until the woman was on deck.

Then she immediately let down the lighter rope to her companion in the small boat, where a basket was fastened and drawn up.

From the basket came apples, or "real Irish lace," or sticks of peculiar Irish woods, all of which found a ready sale among the passengers.
From one of the lower decks of the steamer, a gang-way was pushed on to the raised deck platform of the tender, and even then the incline was quite steep.

This bridge was well fastened by ropes, and then the passengers began to descend, while their heavier baggage was piled on the decks of the tender.
Lucy and her father soon appeared.

Chester met them below and helped the sick man up, along the deck, and down the gang-way to the tender, where he found a seat.