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           Noboatwasnear,noboatwasinsight. Theremusthavebeenaboatattachedtothattow-lineatsometimeorother,thatwascertain;butwhathadbecomeofit,whatghastlyfatehadovertakenit,andthosewhohadbeenleftinit,wasburiedinmystery. Whatevertheaccidentmayhavebeen,however,ithadinnowaydisturbedtheyoungladyandgentleman,whoweretowing. Theyhadtheboat-hookandtheyhadtheline,andthatseemedtobeallthattheythoughtnecessarytotheirwork. 

           Georgewasabouttocalloutandwakethemup,but,atthatmoment,abrightideaflashedacrosshim,andhedidn’t. Hegotthehitcherinstead,andreachedover,anddrewintheendofthetow-line;andtheymadealoopinit,andputitovertheirmast,andthentheytidiedupthesculls,andwentandsatdowninthestern,andlittheirpipes. 

           AndthatyoungmanandyoungwomantowedthosefourhulkingchapsandaheavyboatuptoMarlow. 

           Georgesaidheneversawsomuchthoughtfulsadnessconcentratedintooneglancebefore,aswhen,atthelock,thatyoungcouplegraspedtheideathat,forthelasttwomiles,theyhadbeentowingthewrongboat. Georgefanciedthat,ifithadnotbeenfortherestraininginfluenceofthesweetwomanathisside,theyoungmanmighthavegivenwaytoviolentlanguage. 

           Themaidenwasthefirsttorecoverfromhersurprise,and,whenshedid,sheclaspedherhands,andsaid,wildly: 

           "Oh,Henry,thenwhereisauntie?" 

           "Didtheyeverrecovertheoldlady?"askedHarris.