I have felt one near here quite as strong as your famous lieutenant, who capsized the Logan stone." But now, getting on the level sands, they fell to gathering shells and sea-weeds like children.

Jim trying to see how near he could get to a wave without being caught, got washed up like jetsam.

Alice took Sam's pocket-handkerchief, and filled it indiscriminately with everything she could lay her hand on, principally Trochuses, as big as one's fist, and "Venus-ears," scarlet outside.

And after an hour, wetfooted and happy, dragging a yard or so of sea-tang behind her, she looked round for the Doctor, and saw him far out on the reef, lying flat on his stomach, and closely examining a large still pool of salt water, contained in the crevices of the rocks.
He held up his hand and beckoned.

Sam and Alice advanced towards him over the slippery beds of seaweed, Sam bravely burying his feet in the wet clefts, and holding out his hand to help her along.