The two girls jumped into the boat. Jan was staring at the dog. He wanted to run after the animal,but Ruth is words had hurt him. He looked back at her brave face, and he knew what he had to do. He had lost Ludwig , but he could not lose Ruth. His wooden box was under his arm. He threw it into the boat and jumped in after it. Then he put the oar into the water and began to row. In that moment,jan began to grow up