We vowed a vow,
And now we’re marooned on a padlocked scow.”
Pretty soon all of us were singing:
“We’re here because we’re here,
We cannot get away;
The path to the left has turned to the right.
And here we’re going to stay,
And here we’re going to stay;
For that’s the only way.”
All of a sudden Hervey shouted, “I’ve got an idea!” Then he pulled up the stake that was stuck in the water near the stern of the boat. A chain went from the boat to that stake, and there was a padlock, but it wasn’t much good when he pulled the stake up. He said, “Ha, ha, we are shaved, I mean saved. This alters the whole face of nature. Just a minute and the trail will be on our left, and the hike can continue along the same lines as before.”