"Not—not if you take me."
He looked into her eyes and then across the bay. It was some time before he spoke:
"Sam to the contrary, I'm not sure but what the worst is to come."
She shook her head.
"'The worst' is over."
"Do you see that bank of cloud?"
"It will make a fine sunset," she answered. While Sam was getting the boat ready: "He must stay behind," she said, very low.
Ethan seemed about to give the order, but it stuck in his throat.
"Shall I tell him?" she asked.