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Chapter 13

           Suddenlyhesankbelowit,andvanishedaltogetherfromoursight!Wegazedanxiouslydownatthespotwherehehaddisappearedfornearlyaminute,expectingeverymomenttoseehimriseagainforbreath;butfullyaminutepassedandstillhedidnotreappear.Twominutespassed!andthenafloodofalarmrushedinuponmysoulwhenIconsideredthat,duringallmyacquaintancewithhim,Jackhadneverstayedunderwatermorethanaminuteatatimeindeed,seldomsolong.

           "OhPeterkin!"Isaidinavoicethattrembledwithincreasinganxiety,"somethinghashappened.Itismorethanthreeminutesnow."ButPeterkindidnotanswer;andIobservedthathewasgazingdownintothewaterwithalookofintensefearmingledwithanxiety,whilehisfacewasoverspreadwithadeadlypaleness.Suddenlyhesprangtohisfeetandrushedaboutinafranticstate,wringinghishands,andexclaiming,"OhJack!Jack!Heisgone!Itmusthavebeenashark,andheisgoneforever!"

           ForthenextfiveminutesIknownotwhatIdid;theintensityofmyfeelingsalmostbereftmeofmysenses.ButIwasrecalledtomyselfbyPeterkinseizingmebytheshouldersandstaringwildlyintomyface,whileheexclaimed,"Ralph!Ralph!perhapshehasonlyfainted!Diveforhim,Ralph!"

           Itseemedstrangethatthisdidnotoccurtomesooner.InamomentIrushedtotheedgeoftherocks,andwithoutwaitingtothrowoffmygarments,wasonthepointtospringintothewaveswhenIobservedsomethingblackrisingupthroughthegreenobject.

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