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THE BOBBSEY TWINS AT THE SEASHORE
would be only subject to the usual ocean storms."
"And those men were to go through the dangerous waters in little canoes!" exclaimed Aunt Emily.
"But the danger was mostly from winds to the sails of vessels," explained Uncle William. "Small craft are safest in such waters."
"And if they succeeded in bringing the mahogany in?" asked Mrs. Bobbsey.
"Nellie would be comparatively rich, for her father went as George Bingham's partner," finished Mr. Minturn.
So, the evening went into night, and Nellie, the Fisherman's Daughter, slept on, to dream that the song of the waves came true.
