And between you and me, Peter, I'm glad it's inland.

I've had enough of the sea for a while and I don't want to look at it.

How is it behaving now ?" Robert, looking back, saw a great wave rushing upon the beach as if it thought it could overtake them, and it gave him an actual thrill of delight to know the effort would be in vain.
"It's as wild, as desolate and as angry as ever," he said, "and we're well away from it for the present." "Then go on.

I fear I shall have to lean upon you rather hard.

A bit of grape shot from that cursed sloop has bitten pretty deep into my shoulder.