Dom Corria drew San Benavides aside.
"All is ended!" he said quietly.

"We shall never see Brazil again, Salvador _meu_! Carmela must find another lover, it seems." Salvador did not appear to be specially troubled by the new quest imposed on Carmela, but he was much perturbed by an uproar betokening disunion among the men who had already saved his life twice.

He was beginning to believe in them.

It was night, and they possessed a vessel under steam.

Why did they not hurry into the obscurity of the smooth dark plain that looked so inviting?
It was left to Hozier to solve a problem that threatened to develop into a disastrous brawl.