When the craft could not stand the pressure he let the sail blow slack, and then hauled the sheet again, dipping his paddle to help her over a breaking wave.

Sound judgment was plainly needed and the man must instantly carry out the decision he made.

Handling a canoe in a breaking sea demanded higher qualities than Agatha had thought.

She was getting anxious, for the rocks were nearer and one could see the angry surges sweep in tongues of foam far up their sides.

It was surprising that such a sea could rise on a small lake.