I splashed alongside the dingy and looked at her and the position she was in.

My mind was made up instantly.
"You'll never get her off if you both stay aboard," I said.

"Let the lady move amidships and you get out and wade." He glared at me as if I were as crazy as Colton or Lute had declared me to be.

Then he laughed contemptuously.
"You go back where you came from," he ordered.

"I'm running this." "Yes, I've noticed that.