The water was neither for nor against them now; and with its light load and its good oars the boat flew.

Diver's Rock was passed; then they got out of the sunshine into the cool shadow of the eastern shore below the bay, and fell down the river fast to the mill.

Not a word was spoken by anybody till they got there.
Nor then by Elizabeth, till she saw Mr.Cowslip and Winthrop bringing her trunks and boxes to the boat-side.
"Hollo! you've got live cargo too, Governor," said the old miller.

"That aint fair, -- Mornin'! -- The box is safe." "Are you going to put those things in here ?" said Elizabeth.
"Sartain," said Mr.Cowslip; -- "book-box and all." "But they'll be too much for the boat ?" "Not at all," said Winthrop; "it was only because the tide was so low last night -- there wasn't water enough in the bay.

I am not going in the bay this morning." "No," said Mr.Cowslip, -- "tide's just settin' up along shore -- you can keep along the edge of the flats." "You have load enough without them.