we will pray him out , we will burn him out , we will drown him out , '' and hands grabbed josephine , and her face was suddenly plunged into a wooden tub of cold water , and she was held under while voices chanted into the night air , beseeching the almighty one for his help , and josephine struggled to get loose , fighting for breath , and when they finally pulled her out , half-conscious , the reverend damian declared .