CHAPTER SIX
Anna spent the next morning busying herself and getting the boys ready for sculling on the Charles River with Ausable. It was all they could talk about, which was good because it took their minds off Will’s visit. Ausable was explaining the ins and outs of sculling to them.
“Boys, I want you to be aware, I know you both can swim, but I will have you wearing life jackets,” said Ausable. The boys grumbled. “Now, now, as you know, the boats are very long and narrow so I wouldn’t want anything to happen.”
“You mean we might tip over?” Paul asked.
“It probably won’t, but you never know.”
“Oh boy, I hope we do. That would be fun,” said Sam.
“Sam, I don’t want you to try anything like tipping that boat over,” scolded Anna. “This is not like the Ausable River behind Idlenook. The
