It seemed as if we were floating in the air, and Corny was coming up to us from the earth.
Before she quite reached the surface, I caught her, and had her head out of water in an instant.

Rectus then took hold, and with a mighty jerk, we pulled her into the boat.
Corny sat down hard and opened her mouth.
"There!" she said; "I didn't breathe an inch!" And then she puffed for about two minutes, while the water ran off her into the bottom of the boat.

I seized the oars to row to shore.
"How did you fall over ?" said Rectus, who still shook as if he had had a chill.
"Don't know," answered Corny.

"I was leaning far over, when my hand must have slipped, and the first thing I knew I was into it.

It's good I didn't shut my eyes.