Shewaspalewithsuspensewhiletheboatwithmailbagswasmakingtowardsthem。Absorbedinherlettersshedidnotnoticethatshehadleftthe_Euphrosyne_，andfeltnosadnesswhentheshiplifteduphervoiceandbellowedthricelikeacowseparatedfromitscalf。
“Thechildrenarewell！“sheexclaimed。Mr。Pepper，whosatoppositewithagreatmoundofbagandruguponhisknees，said，“Gratifying。“Rachel，towhomtheendofthevoyagemeantacompletechangeofperspective，wastoomuchbewilderedbytheapproachoftheshoretorealisewhatchildrenwerewellorwhyitwasgratifying。Helenwentonreading。
Movingveryslowly，andrearingabsurdlyhighovereachwave，thelittleboatwasnowapproachingawhitecrescentofsand。
Behindthiswasadeepgreenvalley，withdistincthillsoneitherside。
Ontheslopeoftheright-handhillwhitehouseswithbrownroofsweresettled，likenestingsea-birds，andatintervalscypressesstripedthehillwithblackbars。Mountainswhosesideswereflushedwithred，butwhosecrownswerebald，roseasapinnacle，half-concealinganotherpinnaclebehindit。Thehourbeingstillearly，thewholeviewwasexquisitelylightandairy；