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With a few deft strokes Carter brought the boat to land on a long, / smooth, shelving beach. A crunch of the keel on the pebbles, and then / the boat was half its length on shore. Stella, in the bow, grasped the / sides of the boat tightly with both hands, as if the shore were more / dangerous than the water. Carter stepped out, and drew the boat well up / on land, and assisted the girls out.
Stella stepped out gingerly, as if afraid of soiling her dainty boots; / but Midge and Molly, with a hop, skip, and jump, bounded out on the / beach and danced round in glee.