She Dived Deeply Under The Dark Waters, Rising And Falling With The Waves, Till At Length She Managed

She dived deeply under the dark waters, rising and falling with the waves, till at length she managed to reach the young prince, who was fast losing the power of swimming in that stormy sea. His limbs were failing him, his beautiful eyes were closed, and he would have died had not the little mermaid come to his assistance. She held his head above the water, and let the waves drift them where they would.

- Hans Christian Andersen, The Little Mermaid