\"Hi！hi！Oh,pleasedostopandgetme！I\'mlost,nooars,nobodytofixthesail！Oh,oh！pleasecome！\"screamedJill,wavingherhatfranticallyastheotherboatskimmedbyandthemanstaredatherasifshereallywasamermaidwithafishytail。
\"Keepstill！I\'llcomeaboutandfetchyou！\"hecalledout;andJillobeyed,sittinglikealittleimageoffaith,tillwithagooddealofshiftingandflappingofthesail,theotherboatcamealongsideandtookherintow,Afewwordstoldthestory,andinfiveminutesshewassittingsnuglytuckedupwatchingartunpleasantmassoflobstersflapaboutdangerouslynearhertoes,whiletheboatboundedoverthewaveswithadelightfulmotion,andeveryinstantbroughthernearerborne。Shedidnotsaymuch,butfeltagooddeal;andwhentheymettwoboatscomingtomeether,mannedbyveryanxiouscrewsofmenandboys,shewassopaleandquietthatJackwasquiteboweddownwithremorse,andFranknearlypitchedthebicycleboyoverboardbecausehegaylyaskedJillhowsheleftherfriendsinEngland。Therewasgreatrejoicingoverher,forthepeopleontherockshadheardofherloss,andranaboutlikeantswhentheirhillisdisturbed。OfcoursehalfadozenamiablesoulspostedofftotheWillowstotellthefamilythatthelittlegirlwasdrowned,sothatwhentherescuersappearedquiteacrowdwasassembledonthebeachtowelcomeher。ButJillfeltsousedupwithherownshareoftheexcitementthatshewasgladtobecarriedtothehousebyFrankandJack,andlaiduponherbed,whereMrs。Hammondsoonrestoredherwithsugar—coatedpills,andwordsevensweeterandmoresoothing。
Otherpeople,busiedwiththeirownpleasures,forgotallaboutitbythenextday;butJillrememberedthathourlongafterward,bothawakeandasleep,forherdreamsweretroubled,andsheoftenstartedupimploringsomeonetosaveher。Thenshewouldrecallthemomentwhen,feelingmosthelpless,shehadaskedforhelp,andithadcomeasquicklyasifthattearfullittlecryhadbeenheardandanswered,thoughhervoicehadbeendrownedbythedashofthewavesthatseemedreadytodevourher。Thismadeadeepimpressiononher,andasenseofchildlikefaithintheFatherofallbegantogrowupwithinher;forinthatlonelyvoyage,shortasitwas,shehadfoundaveryprecioustreasuretokeepforever,toleanon,andtoloveduringthelongervoyagewhichallmusttakebeforewereachourhome。
Chapter22AHappyDay\"Ohdear！Onlyaweekmore,andthenwemustgoback。Don\'tyouhatethethoughtsofit？\"saidJack,ashewasgivingJillherearlywalkonthebeachoneAugustmorning。
\"Yes,itwillbedreadfultoleaveGertyandMamieandallthenicepeople。ButI\'msomuchbetterIwon\'thavetobeshutupagain,evenifIdon\'tgotoschool。HowIlongtoseeMerryandMolly。