As the ship passed on it became more difficult to see the heads.

In the greater distance they seemed to be quite close together.

All at once, just as a great wave which had hidden them in the farther trough passed on, the mother screamed out: 'She's sinking! she's sinking! Oh, God! Oh, God!' and she fell on her knees, her horrified eyes, set in a face of ashen grey, looking out between the rails.
But at the instant all eyes saw the man's figure rise in the water as he began to dive.

There was a hush which seemed deadly; the onlookers feared to draw breath.

And then the mother's heart leaped and her cry rang out again as two heads rose together in the waste of sea: 'He has her! He has her! He has her! Oh, thank God! Thank God!' and for a single instant she hid her face in her hands.
Then when the fierce 'hurrah' of all on board had been hushed in expectation, the comments broke forth.