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Chapter 2

           Indeed,JohnPole,whowithJoeRainerattheoarswastheonewhohadsucceededinbringinghertothesurface,hadexclaimedatonceonseeingher:"Why,theporelittlething!Shedon’tseemtoweighmore’nnothin’atall.It’sawondertuhmeshecouldasunk."Andthenreachingoverandgatheringherinhisstrongarms,hedrewherin,drippingandlifeless,whilehiscompanionssignaledtotheothersearchers,whocameswiftly.Andputtingbackfromherfacethelong,brown,thickhairwhichtheactionofthewaterhadswirledconcealinglyacrossit,hehadadded:"Idodeclare,Joe!Lookahere.Itdoeslooklikethechildmightabeenhitbysomethin’!Lookahere,Joe!"Andsoonthegroupofwoodsmenandinnguestsintheirboatsalongsidewerelookingatthebrownish-bluemarksonRoberta’sface.

           Andforthwith,evenwhilethebodyofRobertawasbeingtakennorthtotheboat-house,andthedraggingforthebodyofthelostmanwasresumed,suspicionswerebeingvoicedinsuchphrasesas:"Well,itlookskindaqueerthemmarksan’alldon’tit?It’scuriousaboatlikethatcouldaupsetonadaylikeyesterday.""We’llsoonknowifhe’sdownthereornot!";thefeeling,followingfailureafterhoursoffruitlesssearchforhim,definitelycoalescingatlastintotheconclusionthatmorethanlikelyhewasnotdownthereatallahardandstirringthoughttoall.

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