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It was no joke, for not to talk of him, too drunk even to hold on to the boat, I was a poor swimmer, and in the deep and cold lake water should never have reached the shore swimming, and I found myself obliged to menace violence.
I was an excellent swimmer, and reached shore in safety, where I had the mortification of seeing the Medusa make sail, and haul off the land. I comforted myself, however, with the reflection, that Emily Neville was in safety, and that, if the captain of the Medusa was a Christian, he would return to take me off the island.
"You are a stronger and a better swimmer than I am, Jeffs. I beg and pray you, then I do not order you to save my child and take him to his mother. Tell her I did my duty to the last." Tom Jeffs tied the life-belt on again, and said gruffly: "It's your orders, sir, and I'll do it if I live." At that moment as if by magic the fog began to grow light towards the south.
In teaching diving to a nervous pupil, at first I generally hold up the left leg as he is bending over to dive. The farther over he bends, the higher I raise the leg, as per illustration. Then it is impossible for the swimmer to fall flat on the water; the upraised leg prevents that. This is the way that I advise all would-be divers to make their first attempt.
During his visits on the peninsula his attention had been directed to a bright and intelligent young Eskimo woman, lithe and lively, a good swimmer, trapper and hunter. Like a typical Indian, she had a clear, keen eye, steady nerves and common sense. She was a good gunner and seldom missed her mark. She was fearless on land or sea, loved her free out-door life, and was a true child of nature.
This Amphion, who was walking up and down the dining-room, finished by taking a seat on the window-sill, exactly in front of the monkey. Perhaps he was looking for an audience. Suddenly I saw the animal quietly descend from his little dungeon, stand upon his hind feet, bow his head forward like a swimmer and fold his arms over his bosom like Spartacus in chains, or Catiline listening to Cicero.
He must have been making for it, indeed, of set purpose; for the second he arrived at the edge of the thicket he slipped off his tired pony, and seemed to dive into the bush as a swimmer dives off a rock into the water. "We have him now!" I cried, in a voice of triumph. And Colebrook echoed, "We have him!" We sprang down quickly. "Take him alive, if you can!"
"Such a truce is as comfortable as a cloak when the weather is stark, and as easy to get rid of when the sun comes out." By their faces, the others appeared to agree with him; but before they could express themselves, a swimmer rose like a dripping seal out of the water at their feet. "Peace and division again!" he cried breathlessly.
"He's the best swimmer in the school," snapped Radley, "and will one day be the best bowler." "Well, bless me, my man, have you any position or influence with your schoolfellows?" "I don't know, sir." "Hm!" sneered Fillet, whose temper was gone. "He has his confederates." "Yes," said Radley, "he has a very loyal following."
"And I take it, Martin," Dick retorted, "that your reason for insisting on the one-boy race, is due to your belief that you can win from any one boy. Very likely you are the fastest and strongest swimmer in any Gridley school. But a race with seven boys on a side will better represent the average abilities of the two schools.
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