"Are you fearing an accident ?" he asked in low tones.
"No, sir." "I am.

That current by the mill is so fearfully strong; and if your brother had not the use of his one arm--and the boat was drawn onwards, beyond his control--and upset--" Dr.Ashton paused.

Val Elster looked rather surprised.
"How could it upset, sir?
The skiffs are as safe as this floor.

I don't fear that in the least: what I do fear is that Edward may be in some out-of-the-way nook, insensible from pain, and won't be found until daylight.

Fancy, a whole night out of doors, in that state! He might be half-dead with cold by the morning." Dr.Ashton shook his head in dissent.