Come and have a good dive from the big rock . No one round but nurses and babies , so we can romp and splash as much as we like . ' Away they went to have a fine time ; for the little bay was free from other bathers , and the babies greatly admired their aquatic gymnastics , both being expert swimmers . As they sat dripping on the big rock Josie suddenly gave a clutch that nearly sent Bess overboard , as she cried excitedly : ` There she is ! Look ! coming to bathe . How splendid ! Oh , if she only would drown a little and let me save her ! or even get her toe nipped by a crab ; anything so I could go and speak ! ' ` Do n't seem to look ; she comes to be quiet and enjoy herself . Pretend we do n't see her , that 's only civil , ' answered Bess , affecting to be absorbed in a white-winged yacht going by . ` Let 's carelessly float that way as if going for seaweed on the rocks . She ca n't mind if we are flat on our backs , with only our noses out . Then when we ca n't help seeing her , we 'll swim back as if anxious to retire . That will impress her , and she may call to thank the very polite young ladies who respect her wishes , ' proposed Josie , whose lively fancy was always planning dramatic situations . Just as they were going to slip from their rock , as if Fate relented at last , Miss Cameron was seen to beckon wildly as she stood waist-deep in the water , looking down . She called to her maid , who seemed searching along the beach for something , and not finding what she sought , waved a towel towards the girls as if summoning them to help her . ` Run , fly ! she wants us , she wants us ! ' cried Josie , tumbling into the water like a very energetic turtle , and swimming away in her best style towards this long desired haven of joy .
Bess followed more slowly , and both came panting and smiling up to Miss XXXXX , who never lifted her eyes , but said in that wonderful voice of hers : ` I 've dropped a bracelet .
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