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The edge of the sun touched the horizon and sank below it, out of sight. / There were magnificent tints in the sky, and the gently rippling harbor / water reflected them in innumerable swirlings of color. The _Esperance_ / swayed very slightly and very gracefully on the low swells. In minutes / two of the dungareed members of the ship's company got the anchor up / with professional efficiency. One of them went below, and the / _Esperance's_ engine began to rumble. Davis casually took the wheel, and / the small yacht began to move toward the open sea while Nick played a / salt-water hose on the anchor before lashing it fast. The brief twilight / of the tropics transformed itself swiftly into night. Lights winked and / glittered ashore and on the water.
Terry felt more than a little absurd. The girl said pleasantly, at his / side, "My name's Deirdre, in case you don't know."