"Ef we had dad's dugout we could save right smart."
"You mean we could get there by water?"
"Yes, sah. We ken go all froo de swamp in a boat."
"Then I'm afraid it is not the place I mean, for we found as much land as water."
"Dey ain't no odder swamp neah heah, sah."
"Well, we'll try my route first. If that misleads us, we shall try the boat. Can you find it?"
"Suah."
"Where is it?"
"Ober neah the blockhouse. De sogers done tuk it to fish."
"Ah, yes, the blockhouse! I must look into that! Now, we must hurry.
Skirt the edge of the water and make no noise."