` Oh , no ; Josie is a little fish . She likes it ' ; and Bess smiled happily at this wonderful granting of her cousin 's desire . ` You are Mr Laurence 's daughter , I think ? How d'ye do , dear ? Tell papa I 'm coming to see him soon . Too tired before . Quite savage . Better now . Ah ! here 's our pearl of divers . What luck ? ' she asked , as the heels went down and a dripping head came up . Josie could only choke and splutter at first , being half strangled ; but though her hands had failed again , her courage had not ; and with a resolute shake of her wet hair , a bright look at the tall lady , and a series of puffs to fill her lungs , she said calmly : ' `` Never give up '' is my motto . I 'm going to get it , if I go to Liverpool for it ! Now , then ! ' and down went the mermaid quite out of sight this time , groping like a real lobster at the bottom of the sea . ` Plucky little girl ! I like that . Who is she ? ' asked the lady , sitting down on a half-covered stone to watch her diver , since the bracelet was lost sight of .
XXXXX told her , adding , with the persuasive smile of her father : ` Josie longs to be an actress , and has waited for a month to see you .
Bess Josie Laurence Liverpool diver first girl lobster sea sight