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sat straight and upright, like a duck on the 

 water, and just as if she had been used to it all 

 her life. 



" Look," cried the master, "she's exactly down 

 to the water-line all round. I knew she'd be all 

 right." And the practical yacht builder said 

 quietly : 



" She'll do." 



Now has come the time for getting up steam. 

 The coal bunks had to be filled with coals and 

 the boiler with water and the fire lighted. It 

 was nearly an hour before any steam could be 

 got up. At last it came. Our friendly engineer, 

 who acted as stoker, gave a shrill whistle, and 

 shouted, " Let her go," and off she went down 

 stream. Our professional builder cried : 



" Try her up stream." Round she came, and 

 off up stream she went for a hundred yards or 

 so, and the practical man said, "Yes, I think 

 she'll do." 



Then the yacht came alongside, took on 

 board the master and the three boys, and off 

 they went down stream for Datchet, about 

 twelve miles down. They arrived there all 

 right. K. and her friends had taken many 

 photographs of the various scenes. There was 



