Sisily's way would have been the best.

He wondered whether it was too late to attempt it.
"I was hasty, Thalassa," he said.

"Come, do not let us quarrel after I have risked everything to get down here to see you.

I have a message for you--from Sisily." The face of the man crouching by the rock changed instantly.

He made a step forward, as if to speak, then cast a gleaming eye of unbelief at his companion.
"It's a lie!" he said.