Suddenly Inza’s blue eyes opened and she looked at him in a dazed and bewildered manner.
Something like a faint smile fluttered across her face, and more color came to her cheeks.
“Where—where—what——” she vaguely began.
“Don’t be excited, dearest,” urged Frank. “If you get excited and struggle, I may not be able to save you. If you keep still, I may be able to keep our heads above the surface till a boat reaches us.”
He was treading water as he spoke.
The girl seemed too weak to make much of a struggle, and he was relieved to see that she lay quite still.
“Oh, I thought I was drowning—I was sure!” she said, presently. “I was frantic, and then all my senses left me.”
“It was a good thing they did, for you did not swallow much water while you were beneath the surface.”
“Then I did go under?”
“Yes.”