That part of the channel I proposed swimming was exactly where two men have been drowned, so people say.

I'm not a very strong swimmer, and they were.

So, you see." Grace cried out in astonishment.
"Oh!" she exclaimed.

Then pointing toward the bay, she asked: "Out there, by the end of that leader, was it ?" "Yes, that was it." She drew a long breath.

Then, after a moment: "And Nat spoke as if it was all a joke," she said.
"No doubt he did.