Run round the bay you and Childers, and see if you can find any sort of ledge or projection that we can take refuge upon.

Now, then, come on you two as quick as you can." The sea had already reached within a few feet of the foot of the cliff all round the bay.
"Now, mind," Frank said sharply, "no struggling and nonsense, you fellows.

I will keep quite close to you and stick to you, so you needn't be afraid.

If you get tired just put one hand on my back and swim with the other and your legs; and above all things keep your heads as low as possible in the water so as just to be able to breathe." The three lads soon waded out as far as they could go and then struck out.

Jackson and Goodall were both poor swimmers and would have fared very badly alone.