. . "The boatmen had a hard time of it, and they began to tug close and silently at their oars, but, for the rest of us, the day was so clear and beautiful, the agitated sea was so grand, the breeze was so refreshing, and the lively action of the boat, and all together, was so inspiriting that we, ??? I mean we who were not tugging at the oars, ??? we all enjoyed the thing very much, all of us except l" . .