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Chapter 9
He,however,wastoomuchoccupiedwiththehorsetohearthem,andwewatchedthem,flyingafterhim,untilthedistancehidthemfromview.
IcannotsayIwassorryattheirmishap. Indeed,Ionlywishthatalltheyoungfoolswhohavetheirboatstowedinthisfashion—andplentydo—couldmeetwithsimilarmisfortunes. Besidestherisktheyrunthemselves,theybecomeadangerandanannoyancetoeveryotherboattheypass. Goingatthepacetheydo,itisimpossibleforthemtogetoutofanybodyelse’sway,orforanybodyelsetogetoutoftheirs. Theirlinegetshitchedacrossyourmast,andoverturnsyou,oritcatchessomebodyintheboat,andeitherthrowsthemintothewater,orcutstheirfaceopen. Thebestplanistostandyourground,andbepreparedtokeepthemoffwiththebutt-endofamast.
Ofallexperiencesinconnectionwithtowing,themostexcitingisbeingtowedbygirls. Itisasensationthatnobodyoughttomiss. Ittakesthreegirlstotowalways;twoholdtherope,andtheotheronerunsroundandround,andgiggles. Theygenerallybeginbygettingthemselvestiedup. Theygetthelineroundtheirlegs,andhavetositdownonthepathandundoeachother,andthentheytwistitroundtheirnecks,andarenearlystrangled. Theyfixitstraight,however,atlast,andstartoffatarun,pullingtheboatalongatquiteadangerouspace.
