[ she is more careful with this part of the story. ]

Luckily, my boat sank just as it was passing the new bridge and so I reached out and grabbed onto the supports before I was hauled down with funeral weeds and all. [ she knows she shouldn't tell a lie, so: ] Gilbert Blythe happened to come rowing along and honestly I would have been fine. Diana and Ruby were already off to get help, I was sure of it. It isn't as though he saved me.