a-glimmering

Updated: August 11, 2026

There the shingle spread, a-glimmering under his nose, as you might say; and he put up a thanksgiving when he remembered that a minute ago his only hope had been to swim ashore a thing impossible in his weak state; but now, if he could only drop overside without being observed, he verily believed he could wade for it that is, after the first few yards for the Black Joke drew from five to six feet of water, and since she lay afloat 'twas certain the water right under him must be beyond his depth.

Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch - Merry-Garden and Other Stories