“Sheer off!” I cried; “No stranger touches here!”

But, heedless of my hail, she kept her course,

And, when within a bow-shot of the beach,

Down came her sail, and in she ran to shore!

Vav. (alarmed). Whom did she carry, Mousta?

Mous.Not a soul!

The boat was tenantless! Some unseen power

Had guided her! I overhauled the craft

To find some sign of human agency,

And found—this book.