Poor Puddock--'tis a sad business--but lose no time.' 'And can't he swim ?' asked Lillyman, aghast.
'Swim ?--ay, like a stone, poor fellow! If he had only thrown himself out, and held by me, hang it, I'd have brought him to shore; but poor Puddock, he lost his head.

And I--you see me here--don't forget to tell them the condition you found me in, and--and--now don't lose a moment.' So off went Lillyman to give the alarm at the barrack..