I value it very much . Never forgot to take it off before . ' ` I 'll get it ! ' and down went Josie , to come up with a handful of pebbles , but no bracelet . ` It 's gone ; never mind -- my fault , ' said Miss Cameron , disappointed , but amused at the girl 's dismay as she shook the water out of her eyes and gasped bravely : ` No , it is n't . I 'll have it , if I stay down all night ! ' and with one long breath Josie dived again , leaving nothing but a pair of agitated feet to be seen . ` I 'm afraid she will hurt herself , ' said Miss Cameron , looking at Bess , whom she recognized by her likeness to her mother . ` 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 .
XXXXX 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 .
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