It was abundantly evident that he had not realised how near to open violence the young fisherman had been.

His nonchalant explanation was plainly all-sufficing in his own opinion, and during the very marked silence that followed he displayed no faintest hint of anxiety or even interest as to the fashion of its reception.
The boat was rocking lightly on the swell; the sea all around was flooded with gold.

The great jagged outline of the Spear Point looked like the castle of a dream.

The haze of the newly risen sun had touched with magic all the world.

Knight's eyes were half-closed.