I am going back to the beach.

You need not be afraid.

There are no animals to harm you, and I will not be far away." "What are you going to do on the beach ?" she demanded.
"To rescue stores, for the most part." "May I not come with you--I can be of some little service, surely ?" He answered slowly: "Please oblige me by remaining here at present.

In less than an hour I will return, and then, perhaps, you will find plenty to do." She read his meaning intuitively and shivered.

"I could not do _that_," she murmured.