It had been a hard task too, especially with my socks, but I hardly spoke till we were walking home, and when I did it was during the time I was smoothing my wet hair with a pocket comb lent me by one of the boys.
"How was it I went too far ?" I said at last, dolefully.
"I don't know," said Day.

"I shouldn't have known anything if that chap Shock hadn't come shouting to us; and when we came, thinking he was going to steal our clothes, he brought us and showed us where he had dragged you out on to the bank.

It was him we saw swimming when we first went in." "Where is he now ?" I said wearily.

"Let's ask him all about it." "I don't know," replied Day.

"He ran off to dress himself, I suppose, and he didn't come back.