12/22 I'd rather have one good paddle than all the oars in New York." In fact, Marco himself began to despair. He uttered some impatient exclamations, and tried to paddle the boat toward the shore. But he found he was almost as awkward in managing a paddle, as the other boys were in working oars. He succeeded, however, at last, in getting the boat to the shore, and then he told the boys that they might as well get out, for they could not do any thing at all about rowing. They don't know any thing about it." "It seems to me the fault is in the commander," said Forester. |