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“Yes,” said Comfort ; “but we'll see. I want
to look around and think a little. QPve heard
them say that, if your life is in danger, and you
have only got two minutes to save it, you must
take one of them to think what to do.”

“If we only hada slab,” said Comfort, look-
ing around. “ And there comes one now, I de-
clare.” °

Comfort pointed towards the dam. Lucy
looked, and behold a slab was just appearing
over the edge of the dam. It rubbed along,
stopped, then rubbed along again, moving very
slowly, as there was scarcely water enough to
bring it over. At length, when it had advanced
so far that the projecting end was heavier than
the other, it fell slowly over, and came down with
a thump upon the rocks below. Lucy and Com-
fort saw all this, for they were standing so low,
and the bridge was so high, that they could see
the top of the dam under it. As the slab fell
down, its face was presented directly towards
them ; and Lucy said, —

“Jt is our very old slab, I’ truly believe. I
saw it floating down in the mill-pond, a good
while ago.”

“T believe it is the very same,” said Comfort.