The protagonist's hesitation to offend Mr. Timberlake
An unexpected twist in the adventure
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'No,don't do that.I can manage it,he said. I did not want to offend one of the leaders of our church,so I put the paddle down;but I felt I ought to have taken him farther along away from the irritation of the trees.
'Of course,'I said,'we could go under them.It might be nice.'
'I think,'said Mr Timberlake,'that would be a very good idea.'
He lunged hard on the pole and took us towards the next archway of willow branches.
'Me may have to duck a bit,that's all,'I said.
'Oh,I can push the branches up,'said Mr Timberlake.
'It is better to duck,'I said.