At last, having paddled about long enough, he thought of settling in life.
I took the canoe I had chosen for my own use from the boat-house and paddled up the lake.
"Well, we're on our way once more," remarked Tom as again they were in the canoes being paddled up the river.
With this foolishness I rose, thrust the beads into my pocket, and paddled home in the waning glory of the sunset.
Peter had paddled along at my side like a faithful dog, not saying a word, but clearly not approving of this wet and dirty metropolis.
One of them, armed with a very primitive harpoon--a long nail at the end of a stick--kept himself in the bow of the boat, while the other two noiselessly paddled on.
I ran and stopped the engines, and, without anchoring, got down into an empty boat that lay at the ship's side when she stopped; and I paddled twenty yards toward the little quay.
Then he forced each voyageur to swear on the Cross: 'I do solemnly swear that I will sooner perish than forsake in distress any of our crew during the present voyage.' With renewed self-respect they then paddled off, singing voyageurs' songs to keep up their courage. Imagine, for a moment, the scene!