48 CAROLINE.

Advantages of oars—of paddles. Malleville’s rowing.

breadth of water in order to be advantageously used.
For narrow and tortuous channels, paddles are much the
most convenient. Indians use paddles, therefore, on rivers
and small streams, while the boats of great merchant ships
and men-of-war in broad harbours or at sea are always
propelled by oars.

Both Caroline and Phonny had often been in boats be-
fore, though they had had but very little experience in the
practical management of them. Malleville, of course,
knew nothing at all on the subject. She took her seat
where Caroline directed her, and put her hands upon
the handle of the oar, and when Phonny, who had also
taken his place upon one of the thwarts with an oar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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