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delicious sense of freedom�察�she seemed to swim in air�察�and felt singularly 

secure。     For    the   first  time   she   felt  what    she  had    always    wished     to 

experience��that       swimming      was    as  natural   as   walking�察   �and   might    be 

indefinitely     prolonged。      Her    strength   seemed     limitless�察  �she   struck   out 

more and more strongly�察�she splashed and played with little Jenny�察�when 

the child began to grow weary of the long motion。 A fisherman's boy in a 

boat rowed slowly along by their side。 

     Nine tenths of the distance had been accomplished�察�when the little girl 

grew quite impatient�察�and Hope bade Harry swim on before her�察�and land 

his   charge。   Light   and   buoyant   as   the   child   was�察  �her   tightened   clasp   had 

begun to tell on him。 

     ;It tires   you�察�Hal�察 �to   bear that   weight   so long�察 �and   you know  I have 

nothing to carry。      You must see that I am not in the least tired�察�only a little 

dazzled   by  the sun。      Here�察 �Charley�察 �give   me   your   hat�察 �and   then   row   on 

with Mr。 Harry。;        She put on the boy's torn straw hat�察�and they yielded to 

her    wish。   People      almost   always     yielded   to  Hope's    wishes    when     she 



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expressed them��it was so very seldom。 

     Somehow   the   remaining   distance   seemed   very   great�察  �as   Hope   saw 

them glide away�察�leaving her in the water alone�察�her feet unsupported by 

any firm element�察�the bright and pitiless sky arching far above her�察�and her 

head burning with more heat than she had liked to own。 She was conscious 

of   her   full   strength�察  �and   swam   more   vigorously   than   ever�察  �but   her   head 

was   hot   and   her ears   rang�察  �and she   felt   chilly  vibrations   passing   up   and 

down her sides�察�that were like�察�she fancied�察�the innumerable fringing oars 

of   the   little   jelly´fishes   she   had   so   often   watched。   Her   body   felt   almost 

unnaturally strong�察�and she took powerful strokes�察�but it seemed as if her 

heart went out into them and left a vacant cavity within。               More and more 

her life seemed boiling up into her head�察�queer fancies came to her�察�as�察�for 

instance�察   �that   she  was    an  inverted    thermometer      with   the   mercury    all 

ascending into a bulb at the top。 She shook her head and the fancy cleared 

away�察�and then others came。 

     She began to grow seriously anxious�察�but the distance was diminishing�察�

Harry was almost at the steps with the child�察�and the boy had rowed his 

skiff round the breakwater out of sight�察�a young fisherman leaned over the 

railing with his back to her�察�watching the lobster´catchers on the other side。 

She was almost in�察�it was only a slight dizziness�察�yet she could not see the 

light´house。 Concentrating all her efforts�察�she shut her eyes and swam on�察�

her arms still unaccountably vigorous�察�though the rest of her body seemed 

losing itself in languor。 The sound in   her ear  had grown   to a  roar�察�as of 

many mill´wheels。 It seemed a long distance that she thus swam with her 

eyes closed。 Then she half opened her eyes�察�and the breakwater seemed all 

in motion�察�with tier above tier of eager faces looking down on her。 In an 

instant   there   was   a   sharp   splash   close   beside   her�察  �and   she   felt   herself 

grasped and drawn downwards�察�with a whirl of something just above her�察�

and then all consciousness went out as suddenly as when ether brings at 

last to a patient�察�after the roaring and the tumult in his brain�察�its blessed 

foretaste of the deliciousness of death。 

     When      Hope      came    again     to  consciousness�察      �she    found    herself 

approaching her own pier in a sail´boat�察�with several very wet gentlemen 



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around her�察�and little Jenny nestled close to her�察�crying as profusely as if 

her   pretty   scarlet   bathing´dress   were   being   wrung   out   through   her   eyes。 

Hope asked no questions�察�and hardly felt the impulse to inquire what had 

happened。       The   truth   was�察  �that   in   the   temporary   dizziness   produced   by 

her prolonged swim�察�she had found herself in the track of a steamboat that 

was   passing   the   pier�察  �unobserved   by   her   brother。 A  young   man�察  �leaping 

from the dock�察�had caught her in his arms�察�and had dived with her below 

the   paddle´wheels�察  �just   as   they   came   upon   her。   It   was   a   daring   act�察  �but 

nothing else could have saved her。             When they came to the surface�察�they 

had   been   picked   up   by   Aunt   Jane's   Robinson   Crusoe�察  �who   had   at   last 

unmoored   his   pilot´boat   and   was   rounding   the   light´house   for   the   outer 

harbor。 

     She and the child were soon landed�察�and given over to the ladies。 Due 

attention was paid to her young rescuer�察�whose dripping garments seemed 

for the moment as glorious as a blood´stained flag。 He seemed a simple�察�

frank   young   fellow   of   French   or   German   origin�察  �but   speaking   English 

remarkably well�察�he was not high´bred�察�by any means�察�but had apparently 

the culture of an average German of the middle class。 Harry fancied that 

he   had   seen   him   before�察  �and   at   last   traced   back   the   impression   of   his 

features to the ball for the French officers。 It turned out�察�on inquiry�察�that he 

had a brother in the service�察�and on board the corvette�察�but he himself was 

a commercial agent�察�now in America with a view to business�察�though he 

had   made   several   voyages   as   mate   of   a   vessel�察  �and   would   not   object   to 

some such berth as that。 He promised to return and receive the thanks of 

the family�察�read with interest the name on Harry's card�察�seemed about to 

ask a question�察�but forbore�察�and took his leave amid the general confusion�察�

without even giving his address。           When sought next day�察�he was not to be 

found�察  �and   to   the   children   he   at  once   became   as     much   a   creature   of 

romance as the sea´serpent or the Flying Dutchman。 

     Even Hope's strong constitution felt the shock of this adventure。 She 

was confined to her room for a week or two�察�but begged that there might 

be no postponement of the wedding�察�which�察�therefore�察�took place without 

her。 Her illness gave excuse for a privacy that was welcome to all but the 



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bridesmaids�察�and suited Malbone best of all。 



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