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for us to wait for them. “ Hurry up! Hurry
up!” shouted the captain. That was easier
said than done; for when they came nearer I
saw that it was that queer Mr. Singdahlsen and
his mother. Mr. Singdahlsen is not right in
his mind and he thinks that his legs are grown
together as far down as his knees. So he
doesn’t move any part of his legs in walking
except the part below his knees. Of course he
couldn’t go very fast. His mother pushed and
pulled him along, the captain shouted, and at
last they came over the gangway and the
steamboat started.
The water was as smooth and shining as a
mirror, and it seemed almost a sin to have the
steamboat go through it and break the mirror.
Over at the Point the tiny red and yellow
houses shone brightly in the morning light and
the smoke from their chimneys rose high in the
quiet air.
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Then my troubles with Karsten began.
Yes, I entirely agree that children are a
nuis-ance to travel with. In the first place, Karsten
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