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'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. ¡¡¡¡'Well?'
I said brutally, for I was not quite pleased with her thanking me. ¡¡¡¡'You might help me,' she smiled. ¡¡¡¡'To acknowledge your obligations before you die? Not at all. We are not going to die. We shall land on that island, and we shall be snug and sheltered before the