They passed across the street in this manner, and then went down over the intervales toward the river.

Marco felt quite relieved at seeing that his uncle kept steadily at his work, holding the ladder for the other man to mount by, or sawing off low branches himself, without appearing to notice the boys at all.
The river was circuitous in its course, and its banks were in some places steep, and in others low and sandy.

The water was generally shallow, but in some places it was deep,--especially under the high banks.

In many places there were willows and elms, overhanging the water.

It was in one of these places that the boys were going to fish for eels.