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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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