"I thought," said Forester, "that you would rather go in the boat than walk." "Yes," said Marco, "I should." "Besides," continued Forester, "I can teach you to paddle." Marco took the paddle from Forester's hand.

He had never seen one before.

He said that they always used oars, not paddles, in New York harbor.

A paddle is shaped very differently from an oar.

It is much shorter and lighter,--though the blade is broader.