In any case, I won't let you drown." "I shall be furious if anything happens," she told him--"if you splash me even.

So beware!" He pushed out from the bank with a laugh.

It was evident that her threat did not greatly impress him.
As for Doris, she was evidently enjoying the adventure, and the risks that attended it only added to its charm.

There was something about this man that fascinated her, a freedom and a daring to which her own reckless spirit could not fail to respond.

He was the most interesting plaything she had had for a long time.