“I knew it—I knew I would.”
He felt her trembling in his grasp, and he quickly said:
“You are all right now.”
“Oh, but I must get up—up out of this water! I am so far down in it! Lift me up farther!”
“No!” he said, sternly; “you must remain as far down in the water as possible, for I shall not be able to save you if you don’t. Try to lie on your back, and tip your head far back. In that way you might float alone, and you would be all right as long as your nose remained above the surface so you could breathe. The trouble always is with those who drown in water like this that they try to climb up out of the water, instead of sinking as far down in it as possible, and keeping perfectly still, and their efforts send them under the surface.”
She understood him, and she murmured:
“Hold fast to me, and I will trust everything to you. You are such a brave and noble fellow!”
Inza suddenly remembered that Effie Random had been in the water, too, and she excitedly asked:
“Where is Effie now? Did I—did I do it?”
“Do what?”