? ? ? ? 'Maud,' I said, 'Maud.'
? ? ? ? She turned her head and beheld the sight.
? ? ? ? 'It cannot be Alaska!' she cried.
? ? ? ? 'No,' I answered; and asked, 'Can you swim?'
? ? ? ? She shook her head.
? ? ? ? 'Neither can I,' I said. 'So we must get ashore without swimming, in some opening between the rocks through which we can drive the boat and clamber out. But we must be quick, very quick- and sure.'
? ? ? ? I spoke with a confidence she knew I did not feel, for she looked at me with that unfaltering gaze of hers, and said:
? ? ? ? 'I have not thanked you yet for all you have done for me, but-' She hesitated, as if in doubt how best to word her gratitude.
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