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The unconscious, drowning body was pushed past the house in

the deepest current Fred Brangwen cao to th' cart-shed," he said

"To--owen's blood froze, his heart was very

angry He gripped his veins in a frenzy Why was she yelling

like this? He could not bear the sight of her, perched on a

chair in her white nightdress in the doorway, elvish and

horrible

"He's taken the , pretending to be normal

But as he descended to the cart-shed, he sank into a foot of

water He heard the rushing in the distance, he knew the canal

had broken down The water was running deeper

The trap was there all right, but no signs of his father The

young man waded down to the pond The water rose above his

knees, it swirled and forced hi cry of the

mother

"No," was the sharp answer

"To--o,

free, unearthly call It seewen hated it It nearly drove hi

The water was flowing fuller into the house

"You'd better go up to Beeby's and bring him and Arthur down,

and tell Mrs Beeby to fetch Wilkinson," said Fred to Tilly He

forced his o upstairs