George Washington's Socks #4

Chapter Seven:

They saw Katie and she was standing on an ice floe. Katie cried out to them and they answered her but then Q's flashlight batteries died out. Then they saw a rowboat and in it, they saw a man. That man was George Washington! George Washington challenges them, but gets Katie into his boat and wraps Katie with his cloak. It was a very big man's cloak, so it was warm.

Washington asks them where their home is, and Matt answers him, "Rumson, Nebraska." Washington says, "What is this place, 'Nebraska?'" The boys' realize, "Oh boy, if he doesn't know what Nebraska is, then we really must be in the Revolutionary War!"

Chapter Eight:

One of the officers realizes that they are just children, not real grown-ups. The General says, "God forgive the cold Tory heart that would send children out on a night like this."

The kids are put into Washington's boat. Hooter is so scared, he has to grab onto something to help him be brave, so he grabs hold of Tony. Then Tony yells, "Hooter, you're holding onto me so tight, I can't breathe!" It was kind of like Hooter was snuggling his teddy bear (he actually still slept with his teddy bear, but that was a secret from his friends). Hooter apologized, but still held onto Tony without loosening his grip.

Once they were all in the boat, Katie was handed over the Matt. It was really, really chilly and Matt realized what a big courage this man, George Washington has to bring his people out on a night like this.

As Matt's thinking that, an officer tells one of the soldiers to be their guardian. It was a soldier that the officer trusted, Adam Hibbs. "Adam Hibbs!" the boys all think, "He's our new guardian! We know him from our history report!"