Another low wild groan from the girl, and Caius flung himself upon them both.

His strength released the girl, who drew away a few paces; but the woman struggled terribly to get to her again.
Both the girl and little boy stood stupidly within reach.
"Run--run--to the road, and call for help!" gasped Caius to the children, but they only stood still.
He was himself shouting with all his strength, and holding the desperate woman upon the ground, where he had thrown her.
Every moment he was watching the dark water, where he thought he saw a little heap of light clothes rise and sink again further off.
"Run with your brother out of the way, so that I can leave her," he called to the girl.

He tried with a frantic gesture to frighten them into getting out of the mother's reach.

He continued to shout for aid as he held down the woman, who with the strength of insanity was struggling to get hold of the children.
A man's voice gave answering shout.

Caius saw someone climbing the fence.