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“Well，youmusttaketheresponsibility，“hesaid。“I’vemadeupmymind；IshallgototheBar。“
Hiswordswereveryserious，almostemotional；theyrecalledHelenafterasecond’shesitation。
“I’msureyou’reright，“shesaidwarmly，andshookthehandheheldout。“You’llbeagreatman，I’mcertain。“
Then，asiftomakehimlookatthescene，shesweptherhandroundtheimmensecircumferenceoftheview。Fromthesea，overtheroofsofthetown，acrossthecrestsofthemountains，overtheriverandtheplain，andagainacrossthecrestsofthemountainsitsweptuntilitreachedthevilla，thegarden，themagnolia-tree，andthefiguresofHirstandherselfstandingtogether，whenitdroppedtoherside。
HewetandRachelhadlongagoreachedtheparticularplaceontheedgeofthecliffwhere，lookingdownintothesea，youmightchanceonjelly-fishanddolphins。Lookingtheotherway，thevastexpanseoflandgavethemasensationwhichisgivenbynoview，howeverextended，inEngland；thevillagesandthehillstherehavingnames，andthefarthesthorizonofhillsasoftenasnotdippingandshowingalineofmistwhichisthesea；heretheviewwasoneofinfinitesun-driedearth，earthpointedinpinnacles，heapedinvastbarriers，earthwideningandspreadingawayandawayliketheimmensefloorofthesea，earthchequeredbydayandbynight，andpartitionedintodifferentlands，wherefamouscitieswerefounded，andtheracesofmenchangedfromdarksavagestowhitecivilisedmen，andbacktodarksavagesagain。PerhapstheirEnglishbloodmadethisprospectuncomfortablyimpersonalandhostiletothem，forhavingonceturnedtheirfacesthatwaytheynextturnedthemtothesea，andfortherestofthetimesatlookingatthesea。
Thesea，thoughitwasathinandsparklingwaterhere，whichseemedincapableofsurgeoranger，eventuallynarroweditself，cloudeditspuretintwithgrey，andswirledthroughnarrowchannelsanddashedinashiverofbrokenwatersagainstmassivegraniterocks。
ItwasthisseathatfloweduptothemouthoftheThames；
andtheThameswashedtherootsofthecityofLondon。
Hewet’sthoughtshadfollowedsomesuchcourseasthis，forthefirstthinghesaidastheystoodontheedgeofthecliffwas——
“I’dliketobeinEngland！“
Rachellaydownonherelbow，andpartedthetallgrasseswhichgrewontheedge，sothatshemighthaveaclearview。Thewaterwasverycalm；rockingupanddownatthebaseofthecliff，andsoclearthatonecouldseetheredofthestonesatthebottomofit。
Soithadbeenatthebirthoftheworld，andsoithadremainedeversince。Probablynohumanbeinghadeverbrokenthatwaterwithboatorwithbody。Obeyingsomeimpulse，shedeterminedtomarthateternityofpeace，andthrewthelargestpebbleshecouldfind。
Itstruckthewater，andtheripplesspreadoutandout。
Hewetlookeddowntoo。
“It’swonderful，“hesaid，astheywidenedandceased。Thefreshnessandthenewnessseemedtohimwonderful。Hethrewapebblenext。
Therewasscarcelyanysound。
“ButEngland，“Rachelmurmuredintheabsorbedtoneofonewhoseeyesareconcentrateduponsomesight。“Whatd’youwantwithEngland？“
“Myfriendschiefly，“hesaid，“andallthethingsonedoes。“
HecouldlookatRachelwithouthernoticingit。Shewasstillabsorbedinthewaterandtheexquisitelypleasantsensationswhichalittledepthoftheseawashingoverrockssuggests。
Henoticedthatshewaswearingadressofdeepbluecolour，madeofasoftthincottonstuff，whichclungtotheshapeofherbody。
Itwasabodywiththeanglesandhollowsofayoungwoman’sbodynotyetdeveloped，butinnowaydistorted，andthusinterestingandevenlovable。RaisinghiseyesHewetobservedherhead；
shehadtakenherhatoff，andthefacerestedonherhand。
Asshelookeddownintothesea，herlipswereslightlyparted。
Theexpressionwasoneofchildlikeintentness，asifshewerewatchingforafish
