I believe I could almost have touched either side with the boat-hook a bit ago; now I can only touch one side." "It's more ripply, too, now, isn't it ?" "Ever so much: seems to boil up all about us, and you can't see the bright specks sailing about so fast.

The top of the water was as smooth as glass when we were in the great lugger." "That's a sign we are near the sea, then," said Mike, with more confidence in his tones.
"Yes, and I don't like it," said Vince thoughtfully.
"Why ?" "Because I've been thinking that there must be another way out; and knowing all about it, as they do, they'll be waiting at the mouth of this horrible zigzag place along which we're dodging all this time, and catch us after all." "Oh, Cinder!" cried Mike passionately, "don't say that: it would be too hard.

It may be too dark for them to see us if we lie close and don't make a sound.

And look," he said joyfully: "we really are close to the sea now, for we're going due south." "Due south it is," assented Vince, as if he were standing at a wheel steering.

"Yes, I suppose you're right, for I can hear the sound of surf.