Heclaspedhisforeheadinhishands。
“Youtemptme，“hesaid。Thetoneofhisvoicewasterrifying。
Heseemedchokedinfright。Theywerebothtrembling。
Rachelstoodupandwent。Herheadwascold，herkneesshaking，andthephysicalpainoftheemotionwassogreatthatshecouldonlykeepherselfmovingabovethegreatleapsofherheart。
Sheleantupontherailoftheship，andgraduallyceasedtofeel，forachillofbodyandmindcreptoverher。Faroutbetweenthewaveslittleblackandwhitesea-birdswereriding。Risingandfallingwithsmoothandgracefulmovementsinthehollowsofthewavestheyseemedsingularlydetachedandunconcerned。