Margery was seasick and the others also felt the effects of the gale.
The "Red Rover" was now pitching more violently than ever.

Jane was gazing at the launch wide-eyed, expecting every moment to see it take a dive, not to come up again.

Everything movable in the "Red Rover's" cabin was being hurled about.

The oil stove long since had tipped over, glass was being smashed, dishes broken, pieces of each of these were rattling over the floor.

Miss Elting decided that they would be better off outside.
Harriet protested against their going on the upper deck, saying that they might be blown off into the lake.