"And there is another further out." "When the man at the helm gets those two lights in a line," said Alec, "he may steer straight in, in the darkest night--that is, if the tide serves for the bar." "Look how much more glorious the red shine is on the water below!" said Kate.
"It looks so wet!" returned Alec,--"just like blood." He almost cursed himself as he said so, for he felt Kate's hand stir as if she would withdraw it from his arm.

But after fluttering like a bird for a moment, it settled again upon its perch, and there rested.
The day had been quite calm, but now a sudden gust of wind from the north-east swept across the pier and made Kate shiver.

Alec drew her shawl closer about her, and her arm further within his.

They were now close to the sea.

On the other side of the wall which rose on their left, they could hear the first of the sea-waves.