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`` A little bit more of the current and you might have been done for . '' But now that he had attended to his young friends , Dr. Bentley did not think of returning to the hotel . He remained through the night , despite the fact that his charges became steadily stronger and at last went sound asleep . In the morning , before eight o'clock , the launch was over again on that side of the lake . This time it brought Mrs. Bentley , Mrs. Meade and the girls , as well as a lot of daintily prepared food fresh from the hotel kitchen . `` This is a mighty pleasant world ! '' sighed Dick Prescott , full of luxurious content .