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Hamelwasalittlestartled。Hewithdrewthepipfromhismouthandlookedather。
“Why，ofcourse，“heremarked。“I’dforgotten。Thereisnoplaceforyoutostayhere。“
“Ishallgobacktomybrother’s。“shesaid。
Hamelputsomemoneyuponthetable。
“Pleasegetanythingthatisnecessary，“hedirected。“Ishallleaveyoutodothehousekeepingforafewdays。“
“Shallyoubestayingherelong，sir？“sheasked。
“Iamnotsure，“hereplied。
“Idonotsuppose，“shesaid，“thatyouwillstayforverylong。
Ishallgetonlythethingsthatyourequirefromdaytoday。Goodnight，sir。
Shelefttheroom。Hamellookedafterherforamomentwithafrown。
Insomeindescribableway，thewomanhalfimpressed，halfirritatedhim。Shehadalwaystheairofkeepingsomethinginthebackground。
Hefollowedheroutontothelittleridgeofbeach，afewminutesaftershehadleft。Themistwasstilldriftingabout。Onlyafewyardsawaythesearolledin，fillingtheairwithdullthunder。
Themarshlandwashalfobscured。St。David’sHallwasinvisible，butlikestrangely-hunglanternsinanemptyspacehesawthelineoflightsfromthegreathousegleamthroughtheobscurity。Therewasnosoundsavethesoundofthesea。Heshiveredslightly。Itwaslikeanemptyland，this。
Then，movedbysomeinstinctofcuriosity，hemadehiswayroundtothecloseddooroftheboat-house，onlytofindit，ashehadexpected，locked。HeshookLtslightly，withoutresult。Thenhestrolledroundtotheback，enteredhisownlittleabodebythekitchen，andtriedtheotherdoorwhichledintotheboat-house。
Itwasnotonlylocked，butastaplehadbeenputin，anditwasfastenedwithapadlockofcuriousdesignwhichhedidnotremembertohaveseentherebefore。Again，halfunconsciously，helistened，andagainhefoundthesilenceoppressive。Hewentbacktohisroom，broughtoutsomeofthebookswhichithadbeenhisintentiontostudy，andsatandreadoverthefire。
Atteno’clockhewenttobed。Ashethrewopenhiswindowbeforeundressing，itseemedtohimthathecouldcatchthesoundofvoicesfromthesea。Helistenedintently。Agreypallhungeverywhere。
Totheleft，withstrangeindistinctness，almostlikesomethinghumanstrugglingtoassertitself，camethefitfulflashfromthelightattheentrancetothetidalway。Oncemorehestrainedhisears。Thistimetherewasnodoubtaboutit。Heheardthesoundoffishermen’svoices。Heheardoneofthemsaydistinctly:
“Hardaport，Davelad！That’sFentolin’slight。Keepheroutabit。
Steady，lad！“
Throughariftinthemist，hecaughtaglimpseofthebrownsailofafishing-boat，dangerouslyneartheland。Hewatcheditalteritscourseslightlyandpasson。Thenagaintherewassilence。Heundressedslowlyandwenttobed。
Lateronhewokewithastartandsatupinbed，listeningintently，listeningforheknewnot
