“Well，youmusttaketheresponsibility，“hesaid。“I’vemadeupmymind；IshallgototheBar。“
Hiswordswereveryserious，almostemotional；theyrecalledHelenafterasecond’shesitation。
“I’msureyou’reright，“shesaidwarmly，andshookthehandheheldout。“You’llbeagreatman，I’mcertain。“
Then，asiftomakehimlookatthescene，shesweptherhandroundtheimmensecircumferenceoftheview。Fromthesea，overtheroofsofthetown，acrossthecrestsofthemountains，overtheriverandtheplain，andagainacrossthecrestsofthemountainsitsweptuntilitreachedthevilla，thegarden，themagnolia-tree，andthefiguresofHirstandherselfstandingtogether，whenitdroppedtoherside。
HewetandRachelhadlongagoreachedtheparticularplaceontheedgeofthecliffwhere，lookingdownintothesea，youmightchanceonjelly-fishanddolphins。Lookingtheotherway，thevastexpanseoflandgavethemasensationwhichisgivenbynoview，howeverextended，inEngland；thevillagesandthehillstherehavingnames，andthefarthesthorizonofhillsasoftenasnotdippingandshowingalineofmistwhichisthesea；heretheviewwasoneofinfinitesun-driedearth，earthpointedinpinnacles，heapedinvastbarriers，earthwideningandspreadingawayandawayliketheimmensefloorofthesea，earthchequeredbydayandbynight，andpartitionedintodifferentlands，wherefamouscitieswerefounded，andtheracesofmenchangedfromdarksavagestowhitecivilisedmen，andbacktodarksavagesagain。PerhapstheirEnglishbloodmadethisprospectuncomfortablyimpersonalandhostiletothem，forhavingonceturnedtheirfacesthatwaytheynextturnedthemtothesea，andfortherestofthetimesatlookingatthesea。