John helps him in.
"Where are the others?" he cries, hoarsely.
"I am afraid, lost."
"Just Heaven! What has happened?"
"Boat sprung leak—go down fast. Soldier say he save lady, but struck his head on boat and lose senses. I saw them no more."
It is horrible!
"Did the boat sink?" asks John, huskily.
"I do not know."
"Would it sink under such circumstances?" he asks their own boatman, who also has the appearance of being rattled. When they entered into a little trickery with Sir Lionel, they had no idea it would turn out so tragically, and the possible serious consequences now staring them in the face make them uneasy.
"No; it could not," returns that worthy.