CHAPTER XXIII. 

CROSSING THE CREEK. 

"Now, then," said Harry, "here's the boat and a good pole, and you've nothing to do, Harvey, but just to get in and push yourself over to your station as fast as you can." 

But the situation did not seem to strike Harvey very favorably. He looked rather dissatisfied with the arrangement made for him. 

"I can't swim," he said. "At least, not much, you know." 

"Well, who wants you to swim?" said Harry, laughing. "That's a pretty joke. Are you thinking of swimming across, and towing the boat after you? You can push her over easy enough; that pole will reach the bottom anywhere." 

"Dat's so," said old Lewston. "It'll touch de bottom ob de water, but I don't know 'bout de bottom ob de mud. Ye musn't push her down too deep. Dar's 'bout as much mud as water out dar in de creek." 

The more they talked about the matter, the greater became Harvey's disinclination to go over. He was not a coward, but he was not used to the water or the management of a boat, and the trip seemed much more difficult to him than it would have appeared to a boy accustomed to boating. 

"I tell you what we'll do," cried Harry, at last. "You take my station, Harvey, and I'll go over and work your end of the line." 

There was no opposition to this plan, and so Harry hurried off with Harvey to Lewston's cabin and helped him to make the connections and get the line in working order at that end, and then he ran down to the boat, jumped in, and Lewston pushed him off.  QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. Did Harry have a lot of experience with either the water or the management of the boat?
2. Were the water and the management of the boat things that Harry was used to?
3. Was Harry an old hand at managing both the boat at the water?
Q2:
1. Who was Harvey speaking with?
2. Who was Harvey conversing with?
3. Who was talking with Harvey?
Q3:
1. Who wasn't sure how to swim?
2. Who was not a confident swimmer?
3. Who couldn't swim well?
Q4:
1. Where was Harvey supposed to go with the boat?
2. Where was Harvey meant to take the boat?
3. To what location was Harvey to take the boat?
Q5:
1. Did Harvey want to go to his station?
2. Was Harvey keen on taking his boat to the station?
3. Did taking the boat to his station seem like a good idea to Harvey?
Q6:
1. Did Harvey think the trip would be easy or hard?
2. Did Harvey feel that it would be an easy or hard trip?
3. Did Harvey imagine the trip to be leisurley or hard?
Q7:
1. What was Harry's suggestion?
2. What suggestion did Harry make?
3. Which suggestion came from Harry?
Q8:
1. Was Harvey ok with Harry's suggestion?
2. Did Harvey accept the suggestion Harry made?
3. Did Harvey present no opposition to Harry's plan?
Q9:
1. Where did Harvey and Harry go together?
2. Where did Harry and Harvey hurry off to?
3. What location did Harry and Harvey visit together?
Q10:
1. What did being at the cabin allowe Harry and Harvey to do?
2. What action did Harry and Harvey perform at the cabin?
3. What did Harry and Harvey do at the cabin?
Q11:
1. Did only one out of Harry and Harvey run to the boat?
2. Was there only one person between Harry and Harvey that ran to the boat?
3. Between Harry and Harvey, did just one race down to the boat?
Q12:
1. Who jumped in the boat?
2. Which man was the one to jump in the boat?
3. Did Harry or Harvey jump in the boat?
Q13:
1. When Harvey got in the boat what did Lewston do?
2. What did Lewston do after Harvey jumped in the boat?
3. Once Harvey had jumped into the boat, what did Lewston do?
