When they came up again she saw a white figure diving off the ship’s side. Edmund was close beside her now， treading water， and had caught the arms of the howling Eustace. Then someone else， whose face was vaguely familiar， slipped an arm under her from the other side. There was a lot of shouting going on from the ship， heads crowding together above the bulwarks， ropes being thrown. Edmund and the stranger were fastening ropes round her. After that followed what seemed a very long delay during which her face got blue and her teeth began chattering. Ineality the delay was not very long； they were waiting till the oment when she could be got on board ship without being ashed against its side. Even with all their best endeavours he had a bruised knee when she finally stood， dripping and hivering， on the deck. After her Edmund was heaved up， and hen the miserable Eustace. Last of all came the stranger.a olden.headed boy some years older than herself.
