'But we can't, dear,' Helen reminded him. 'The island's ours, you know; and as long as it's ours no one else can land on it. We made it like that, you know.'
'Then they can't land?'
'No,' said Helen.
'Can't we change the rule and let them land?'
'No,' said Helen.
'Oh, it is a pity,' Philip said; 'because the island is the place for islanders, isn't it?'
'Yes,' said Helen, 'and there's no fear of the sea here; you remember we made it like that when we made the island?'
'Yes,' said Philip. 'Oh, Helen, I don't want to.'
'Then don't,' said Helen.
'Ah, but I do want to, too.'