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IX. Sights and Sounds Draw the Wanderers Together

           Shesawforthefirsttimewhoseitwas.Shenearlyfainted,andwouldhavebeenunabletoproceedanotherstepbutthatthenecessityofpreservingthelittlegirlfromharmnervedhertoanamazingself-control.Inthisagonyofsuspensesheenteredthehouse,putthebabyinaplaceofsafety,woketheladandthefemaledomestic,andranouttogivethealarmatthenearestcottage.

           Diggory,havingreturnedtothebrinkofthepool,observedthatthesmallupperhatchesorfloatswerewithdrawn.Hefoundoneoftheselyinguponthegrass,andtakingitunderonearm,andwithhislanterninhishand,enteredatthebottomofthepoolasClymhaddone.Assoonashebegantobeindeepwaterheflunghimselfacrossthehatch;thussupportedhewasabletokeepafloataslongashechose,holdingthelanternaloftwithhisdisengagedhand.Propelledbyhisfeet,hesteeredroundandroundthepool,ascendingeachtimebyoneofthebackstreamsanddescendinginthemiddleofthecurrent.

           Atfirsthecouldseenothing.Thenamidsttheglisteningofthewhirlpoolsandthewhiteclotsoffoamhedistinguishedawoman’sbonnetfloatingalone.Hissearchwasnowundertheleftwall,whensomethingcametothesurfacealmostclosebesidehim.Itwasnot,ashehadexpected,awoman,butaman.Thereddlemanputtheringofthelanternbetweenhisteeth,seizedthefloatingmanbythecollar,and,holdingontothehatchwithhisremainingarm,struckoutintothestrongestrace,bywhichtheunconsciousman,thehatch,andhimselfwerecarrieddownthestream.

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