"THEY WERE CUT OFF ON EVERY SIDE"
"How long shall we have to stay here?" enquired Muriel presently.
"Why, until the water goes down again."
"When will it go down?"
"What time is it now?" asked Patty.
Muriel consulted the little watch which she wore in a strap on her wrist.
"Exactly six o'clock," she replied.
"Then it will be high tide about eight or nine, I suppose, and I don't think it will be low again until nearly midnight, or early in the morning."