"What! then I am not dead?" he asked, gazing about him.
"Well, it seems not," cried the delighted Raiden. "Will you drink?"
"Oh, no!" said Loo, "I've had quite enough to drink. Salt water is very nasty; I never tasted it before. I shall have to eat a great many banana preserves before I can get rid of the taste."
"Are you in pain?" said the Prince.
"No," said Loo; "but tell me if the junk has sunk."
"Nothing but the tip of her mast can be seen by this time," said Nata. "The success of our enterprise is largely due to you."
"You see, master, that I am of some use," said Loo, with great pride.
"To be sure; and you are as brave as the bravest man," said the Prince. "But how did you get here?"
"Ah! that's just it! I saw that you were determined to leave me behind, so I hid under the bench."
"But tell me," cried Raiden, "why you pushed the plank so hard, in spite of all my warnings?"