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THE UMBRELLA ADVENTURE 149
"The waves were too high, you see — that’s
the way it all came; and the umbrella was too
frightfully heavy; but we landed head first, if
you’ll believe it. This is the way we fell over
each other." And Johnny Blossom
demonstrated on the veranda floor how they had been
cast ashore.
"You got wet then?"
"Oh, yes. You may know we were wet,
sopping wet. We were almost upset in the sea, you
understand; we were nearly drowned."
"Oh, John! My dear little John!" Mother
was so frightened that she drew him into her
arms.
"Yes, but you see we didn’t drown; and my
blouse got dry as tinder at the fireplace in
Tellef’s house. Just feel how dry it is!"
"But isn’t your shirt wet?"
"Yes, that’s wet," admitted Johnny Blossom.
The next day Mother said: "Father and I
have decided, John, that you shall go away for
a while this vacation. You shall go to visit
Mrs. Beck at Ballerud. That will be pleasant
for you, and as it is an inland country place, I
shan’t have to be in constant anxiety about
your falling into the sea."
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