The shoal went its way, and after it the harmless porpoises.

But the sea was fairly alight now; all round me it shone with its soft glow, and my body was wondrous with it, and I seemed to float in naught but light.
Then I think that I wandered in my mind, what with the fright and weariness; for I had been five or six hours in the water, and it was long since I had tasted food.

It came to me that I was dead at last, and that I was far in the sky, floating on bright air, with stars above me and stars below.

And that seemed good to me.

I rested, paddling just enough to keep myself upright and forget my troubles in wonderment.
Surely that was a voice singing! There was a strange melody I had never heard the like of, and it came from the brightness not far from me.