第34部分(第7/7 頁)

up；　then　falling　back。　I　pulled　hard　on　the　right　oar　and　backed　water　with　the　other　and　we　went　out　into　the　lake　again；　the　point　was　out　of　sight　and　we　were　going　on　up　the　lake。

〃We're　across　the　lake；〃　I　said　to　Catherine。

〃Weren't　we　going　to　see　Pallanza？〃

〃We've　missed　it。〃

〃How　are　you；　darling？〃

〃I'm　fine。〃

〃I　could　take　the　oars　awhile。〃

〃No；　I'm　fine。〃

〃Poor　Ferguson；〃　Catherine　said。　〃In　the　morning　she'll　e　to　the　hotel　and　find　we're　gone。〃

〃I'm　not　worrying　so　much　about　that；〃　I　said；　〃as　about　getting　into　the　Swiss　part　of　the　lake　before　it's　daylight　and　the　custom　guards　see　us。〃

〃Is　it　a　long　way？〃

〃It's　some　thirty　kilometres　from　here。〃

I　rowed　all　night。　Finally　my　hands　were　so　sore　I　could　hardly　close　them　over　the　oars。　We　were　nearly　smashed　up　on　the　shore　several　times。　I　kept　fairly　close　to　the　shore　because　I　was　afraid　of　getting　lost　on　the　lake　and　losing　time。　Sometimes　we　were　so　close　we　could　see　a　row　of　trees　and　the　road　along　the　shore　with　the　mountains　behind。　The　rain　stopped　and　the　wind　drove　the　clouds　so　that　the　moon　shone　through　and　looking　back　I　could　see　the　long　dark　point　of　Castagnola　and　the　lake　with　white…