Here the current carried him inshore.

He saw the dim light, he saw dark figures in the bar-room, he even got a glimpse of Suzon Charlemagne.

He dropped the house behind quickly, but looked back, leaning on the oar and thinking how swift was the rush of the current past the tavern.

His eyes were on the tavern door and the light shining through it.

Suddenly the light disappeared, and the door vanished into darkness.