Chapter 31

           Youdonotknowhowlongyouareinariverwhenthecurrentmovesswiftly.Itseemsalongtimeanditmaybeveryshort.Thewaterwascoldandinfloodandmanythingspassedthathadbeenfloatedoffthebankswhentheriverrose.Iwasluckytohaveaheavytimbertoholdonto,andIlayintheicywaterwithmychinonthewood,holdingaseasilyasIcouldwithbothhands.IwasafraidofcrampsandIhopedwewouldmovetowardtheshore.Wewentdowntheriverinalongcurve.ItwasbeginningtobelightenoughsoIcouldseethebushesalongtheshore-line.Therewasabrushislandaheadandthecurrentmovedtowardtheshore.IwonderedifIshouldtakeoffmybootsandclothesandtrytoswimashore,butdecidednotto.IhadneverthoughtofanythingbutthatIwouldreachtheshoresomeway,andIwouldbeinabadpositionifIlandedbarefoot.IhadtogettoMestresomeway.

           Iwatchedtheshorecomeclose,thenswingaway,thencomecloseragain.Wewerefloatingmoreslowly.Theshorewasveryclosenow.Icouldseetwigsonthewillowbush.ThetimberswungslowlysothatthebankwasbehindmeandIknewwewereinaneddy.Wewentslowlyaround.AsIsawthebankagain,veryclosenow,Itriedholdingwithonearmandkickingandswimmingthetimbertowardthebankwiththeother,butIdidnotbringitanycloser.Iwasafraidwewouldmoveoutoftheeddyand,holdingwithonehand,Idrewupmyfeetsotheywereagainstthesideofthetimberandshovedhardtowardthebank.

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