Come back instantly to the shore." The children were startled, the boy dropped the oar, the little girl tottered more than before, and, in the terror of a guilty conscience, lost her balance and fell into the water.

Her brother drifted helplessly into the bay.

"Save the child!" screamed Lenore.
Bernhard ran into the lake forgetting that he could not swim, waded in a few steps, and then stood up to the breast in mud and water.

He stretched out his arms to the spot where the child had sunk, but could not reach it.

Meanwhile Lenore had sprung, quick as lightning, behind a bush.