“MyGod！“heexclaimed。“Here’smoretrouble！“
Geraldforamomentwasspeechless。Theyseemedtohavecomesuddenlyuponahugeplainofwaters，animmenselakereachingasarastheycouldseeoneitherside。Theroadbeforethemstretchedlikearibbonforthenextthreemiles。Hereandthereitdisappearedandreappearedagain。Inmanyplacesitwaslappedbylittlewaves。Everywherethehedgeswereeitheraltogetherorhalfunderwater。Inthedistancewasonefarmhouse，onlytheroofofwhichwasvisible，andfromwhichtheinhabitantswereclamberingintoaboat。Andbeyond，withscarcelyabreaksavefortherisingofonestrangely-shapedhill，wasthesea。Geraldpointedwithhisfinger。
“There’sSt。David’sHall，“hesaid，“ontheothersideofthehill。Theroadseemsallright。“
“Doesit！“thechauffeurgrunted。“It’sunderwatermorethanhalftheway，andHeavenknowshowdeepitisatthesides！I’mnotgoingtoriskmylifealongthere。IamgoingtotakethecarbacktoHolt。“
Hishandwasalreadyuponthereverselever，butGeraldgrippedit。