Somethingintheconfidenceofhermannermadehimgotothedooragainandlookout。Therewasscarcelyanycurrentnow，andthecabinseemedmotionless。Eventhewind，whichmighthaveacteduponit，waswanting。Theywereapparentlyinthesamepositionasbefore，buthissounding-lineshowedthatthewaterwasslightlyfalling。Hecamebackandimpartedthefactwithacertainconfidencebornofherpreviouspraiseofhisknowledge。Tohissurprisesheonlylaughedandsaidlazily，“We\'llbeallright，andyou\'llbefree，inabouttwohours。“
“Iseenosignofit，“hesaid，lookingthroughthedooragain。
“That\'sbecauseyou\'relookinginthewaterandtheskyandthemudforit，“shesaid，withalaugh。“Ireckonyou\'vebeentrainedtowatchthemthingsaheapbetterthantostudythefolksabouthere。“
“Idaresayyou\'reright，“saidHemmingwaycheerfully，“butIdon\'tclearlyseewhatthefolksaboutherehavetodowithoursituationjustnow。“
“You\'llsee，“shesaid，withasmileofmischievousmystery。“Allthesame，“sheadded，withasuddenanddangeroussoftnessinhereyes，“Iain\'tsayin\'thatYOUain\'tkinderrightneither。“