[Gritli’s Children by Johanna Spyri]@TWC D-Link bookGritli’s Children CHAPTER V 13/17
In that they could go out on the river, and she would keep the boat still while Fani took a sketch of the ruin. If he could not finish it the first time, they could go again and again. It wouldn't cost so much to hire the boat that they couldn't take it several times if necessary. Fani was delighted.
But there was one difficulty. "Who will row us, Elsli? I don't know how, and the fisherman couldn't leave his work so long." "I can row myself.
I took four people out in a boat once, when I was making a visit, near a lake, to some friends of mamma's.
I have often rowed about alone.
You don't know how skilful I am." Fani was quite satisfied.
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