When they reached the shore of the inlet Mun Bun said:
"Oh, Margy, look how low the water is! We can wade over to that little island!"
"Yes," agreed Margy, "we can. We can take off our shoes an' stockin's, an' carry 'em. Mother didn't tell us not to go wadin'."
And Mrs. Bunker had not, for she did not think the children would do this. So Margy and Mun Bun sat down on the wharf and made themselves barefooted. Then they started to wade across a shallow place in the inlet to where a little island of sand showed in the middle. And Margy and Mun Bun did not know what was going to happen to them, or they never would have done this.
CHAPTER XVII
MAROONED
"That's a nice little island over there," said Mun Bun to Margy as they waded along.
"Yes, it's a terrible nice little island," agreed his sister.
"An' we can camp out there an' have lots of fun."