You'll never git to the bottom, at all, that-a-way.

You must go right down, ef you go at all." I knew that, but I must admit I didn't care much to go all the way down when I made the first dive.

Just as I jumped, I thought of the hard sharp things at the bottom, and I guess I was a little too careful not to dive into them.
But now I made a second dive, and I went down beautifully.

I made a grab at the first thing my hand touched.

It was a purple knob of coral.