"No, sir."
"Or how long they could stay under water and still be revived?"
"No, sir. I never did."
"Never heard, for instance, that a person who had been in the water as long as fifteen minutes might still be brought to?"
"No, sir."
"So it never occurred to you after you swam to shore yourself that you might still call for aid and so save her life even then?"
"No, sir, it didn't occur to me. I thought she was dead by then."
"I see. But when she was still alive out there in the water—how about that? You're a pretty good swimmer, aren't you?"
"Yes, sir, I swim fairly well."
"Well enough, for instance, to save yourself by swimming over five hundred feet with your shoes and clothes on. Isn't that so?"