the sax over her head and cast it at Birdalone. But now had the boat
turned its head toward the ness of Green Eyot and was swiftly
departing, so that Birdalone but half heard the last words of the
witch-wife, and the sax fell flashing into the water far astern.

There the witch stood tossing her arms and screaming, wordless; but
no more of her saw Birdalone, for the boat came round about the ness
of Green Eyot, and there lay the Great Water under the summer heavens
all wide and landless before her. And it was now noon of day.


Here ends the First Part of the Water of the Wondrous Isles, which is
called Of the House of Captivity. And now begins the Second Part,
which is called Of the Wondrous Isles.




THE SECOND PART: OF THE WONDROUS ISLES




CHAPTER I. THE FIRST ISLE



So glided Birdalone over the lake and was come forth from the House
of Captivity; it might well be that she was but swimming unto death;
naked as she was, fireless, foodless, and helpless, at the mercy of