Courfeyrac laughs too, just as bitterly as his troll companion did. "The would be tremendously lucky, now wouldn't it. I shall not be the one to test those waters, however. I do not trust them not to pull some foul trick on us. Besides, I am afraid I do not swim very well. I should hate to drown myself by accident." The thought is extremely unpleasant.

"Now, my friend, wherever are you wandering to? You are in search of your friends, no doubt."