Eustaciasteppeduponthebank。
\"Yes？\"shesaid，andheldherbreath。
Thereuponthecontourofamanbecamedimlyvisibleagainstthelow—reachingskyoverthevalley，beyondtheoutermarginofthepool。Hecamerounditandleaptuponthebankbesideher。Alowlaughescapedher——thethirdutterancewhichthegirlhadindulgedintonight。Thefirst，whenshestooduponRainbarrow，hadexpressedanxiety；
thesecond，ontheridge，hadexpressedimpatience；
thepresentwasoneoftriumphantpleasure。Sheletherjoyouseyesrestuponhimwithoutspeaking，asuponsomewondrousthingshehadcreatedoutofchaos。