'— I didn't know.' Her fingers tightened on my hand and her eyes were shining in the darkness. 'Oh, Jim,' she said. 'I'm so glad.'
She turned away then and stared out ahead as the schooner ploughed her way through the water. Far out across the dark sea the Wolf lighthouse winked at us. And beyond, on the edge of the horizon, the Bishop light showed for a moment, pointing the way to a new life.