"Or Peter?"
"Nope. Peter didn't come back, either."
"Then what in the world is this boat doing out here?" demanded Aunt Caroline.
"It got tired of waiting."
"You don't mean to tell me that you left them back there in the water?"
"That's about it."
Aunt Caroline was puffing out.
"Why, William! Are you insane? To leave that girl back there with nothing——" She looked down at the little wet skirt and shuddered. "Oh, I can't believe it!"
"Well, it's true, all right," said Bill sullenly. "They didn't seem in any hurry to come back, and I didn't think it was up to me to wait all day."