This made him angry, although he knew he had taken the proper line.
By and by he came to the water-splash, where a beck crossed the road.

Its channel was paved, so that one could drive across, and at the side a stone causeway had been made for foot passengers.

Sometimes, when the beck was unusually swollen, shallow water covered the stones, and Kit saw the significance of a statement of Janet's as he noted the width of the submerged spot.

It looked as if Jim Nixon had carried her across.

Then his annoyance vanished and he laughed.