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           Yethehadbeguntounderstandthattheseothersdidhavegreateracquaintancewiththestuffoflife

           Heplacedonetremblingfootinthewater,thentheother

           "Hey!"yelledJill,andreachedinanddraggedhisheadandshouldersabovewater-thenwasshockedtofindthatsheseemedtobehandlingacorpse.GoodLord!hecouldn’tdrown,notinthattime.Butitfrightenedherandsheshookhim."Smith!Wakeup!Snapoutofit."

           Smithheardhisbrothercallfromfarawayandreturned.Hiseyesceasedtobeglazed,hisheartspeededupandheresumedbreathing."Areyouallright?"Jilldemanded.

           "Iamallright.Iamveryhappy

           "Yousurescaredme.Look,don’tgetunderthewateragain.Justsitup,thewayyouarenow."

           "Yes,mybrother."SmithaddedseveralwordsinacuriouscroakingmeaninglesstoJill,cuppedahandfulofwaterasifitwerepreciousjewelsandraisedittohislips.Hismouthtouchedit,thenheofferedthehandfultoJill.

           "Hey,don’tdrinkyourbathwater!No,Idon’twantit,either."

           "Notdrink?"

           HislookofdefenselesshurtwassuchthatJillagaindidnotknowwhattodo.Shehesitated,thenbentherheadandbarelytouchedherlipstotheoffering."Thankyou."

           "Mayyouneverthirst!"

           "Ihopeyouareneverthirsty,too.Butthat’senough.Ifyouwantadrinkofwater,I’llgetyouone.Butdon’tdrinkanymoreofthiswater."

           Smithseemedsatisfiedandsatquietly.BynowJillwasconvincedthathehadnevertakenatubbathbeforeanddidnotknowwhatwasexpectedofhim.Sheconsideredtheproblem.