Then she continued:
“And the nights are such strange mysteries of sounds and silence and of radiant stars; and it is as though Sirius grew bigger nightly.”
“And you are never frightened?”
“I am not frightened, my lord.”
“Not even at night?”
“Least of all at night, because ...”
“Because what?”
“Because then you have returned; and I feel safest where you are.”
“From that height yonder, Cora, one can see the sea. I love the sea and I often miss the sea in the forest. I am glad that we are near the sea again. As I returned from hunting, I could just catch sight of a streak of sea from there. I should like to see the sea now, at night, with all those twinkling stars above it.”
“Yes, my lord.”