. ▁My ▁pup il ▁was ▁a ▁much ▁better ▁sw immer ▁than ▁I , ▁and ▁soon ▁out dist anced ▁me . ▁We ▁were ▁both ▁una ware ▁that ▁the ▁lake ▁was ▁very ▁deep ▁further ▁out , ▁and ▁presently ▁she ▁sh rie ked ▁out ▁" Oh , ▁Miss ▁Em ery , ▁I ▁am ▁d row ning !" ▁I ▁called ▁Sir ▁William , ▁who ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁steps , ▁and ▁he ▁called ▁out ▁to ▁her ▁not ▁to ▁be ▁fright ened , ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁coming . ▁He ▁sw am ▁out ▁to ▁her ▁very ▁quickly , ▁and ▁I ▁heard ▁him ▁say : ▁" Put ▁your ▁hands ▁on ▁my ▁shoulder ▁and ▁don ' t ▁struggle ." ▁This ▁she ▁did , ▁but ▁almost ▁immediately ▁she ▁called ▁out ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁s unk ▁under ▁her ▁and ▁had ▁not ▁come ▁up . ▁We ▁both ▁called ▁to ▁him , ▁but ▁got ▁no ▁answer . ▁I ▁tried ▁to ▁reach ▁them , ▁but ▁got ▁out ▁of ▁my ▁depth ▁and ▁could ▁do ▁nothing ▁but ▁call ▁for ▁help . ▁My ▁pup il ▁managed ▁to ▁struggle ▁to ▁the ▁bank , ▁and ▁presently ▁the ▁gard ener ▁came ▁and ▁got ▁out ▁a ▁boat , ▁but ▁it ▁seemed ▁a ▁long ▁time ▁before ▁they ▁recovered ▁the ▁body . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁coron er ' s ▁in quest , ▁P ree ce ▁stated , ▁" I ▁found ▁that ▁I ▁could ▁not ▁stand ▁and ▁called ▁out ▁and ▁Sir ▁William ▁sw am ▁to ▁me . ▁I ▁put ▁my ▁hand ▁on ▁his ▁shoulder ▁and ▁I ▁felt ▁him ▁suddenly ▁sink . ▁I ▁thought ▁he ▁would ▁come