It was to float out to the island by means of this raft.

I offered to put her on it and let her float; but she refused, preferring to be in the water.
"The river was pretty wide here, and the water was shallow, so that we were able to wade for a long distance, pushing the raft before us.

At length it became deep, and then the lady held on while I floated and tried to direct the raft toward the island.

I had managed while wading to guide the raft up the stream, so that when we got into deep water the current carried us toward the island.

At length we reached it without much difficulty, and then, utterly worn out, I fell down on the grass, and either fainted away or fell asleep.
"When I revived I had several very queer sensations.