The Go Ahead Boys and the Racing Motor-Boat
Chapter 14
by Ross Kay
The boys head for the Thousand Islands and discuss what to do about their rude passenger. They see the Varmint II and speak of racing the boats again.
The boys head for the Thousand Islands and discuss what to do about their rude passenger. They see the Varmint II and speak of racing the boats again.
Eppie continues to bring great joy to Silas. Godfrey continues his courtship of Nancy.
They discuss what occurred with the rude canal-man and the bond, but Fred did not get the outcome. Sam speaks to them more about the race and they all participate in their usual banter.
The four boys continue on at a steady pace in their motor boat and talk about the boat races and the qualifications to enter West Point.
Du Bois introduces the struggles and strives of the Negro over the course of history.
More about life on Lloyd's Plantation.
A goblin is bound to a grocer because of the jam and butter that the grocer provides. However, the goblin discovers a new world in the book belonging to the student. An emergency makes the goblin realize what is important to him.
After a brief tangle with a manatee, the boat frees itself.
O how I faint when I of you do write
The boys and Sam send the boat off to be repaired and the mechanics find nothing seriously injured. The Go Ahead Boys decide they need to keep watch on it all night and divide shifts. George sees an intruder on his shift and they all prepare themselves for the worst.
The morning after arriving in Yokohama, a hungry Passepartout attempts to secure his next meal. Passepartout is reunited with his master and Aouda.
With the pirates having boarded the doctor's ship, the doctor and animals take control of the pirate ship. The sinking of the doomed ship puts Ben Ali at the mercy of the doctor and a large fish.
Old Osborne has his own plan for George. George defies his father wishes.
With their father away at war, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy make plans for Christmas. A letter from their father arrives.
The small boat carrying Tom, Trelawney, Smollett, Livesey, Abraham, and the provisions is quite heavy. When a mutineer sends a cannonball at them, the ship sinks and they are forced to wade ashore.
Gringoire, broke and depressed, walks the streets of Paris, eventually ending up at the Place de Gréve.
Mr. Pertell films his first alligator hunt. The hunter cautions the troupe from going any deeper into the swamp.
The prince and princess grow closer as they swim together in the lake. He speaks to her about love, and although she laughs, she becomes more like a modest maiden.
Queequeg prepares for a day of whaling. Stubb harpoons another whale.
Jo is deeply affected by Beth's passing, and begins to reminisce about her time in New York with Professor Bhaer.
Lancelot and Old Gobbo present a proposition to Bassanio. Bassianio and Graziano depart for Belmont.
How disobedience ruined the life of Urashima Taro.
The youngest and silliest of three sons finds good fortune in sharing his meal with a poor old man.
Hump continues to create a measure of comfort for himself and Maud.
A brief encounter causes a lifetime of remorseful reflection on what might have been.