eleven at night
The water splashed and washed all about them . The little boat rose , and fell , and rose and fell again . `` That 's the town , '' said Bell grimly . It was eleven at night , or later . Lights began to appear , very far away , dancing miragelike on the edge of the water . They grew nearer with almost infinite slowness . Two wide bands of many lights , with a darker space in which a few much brighter lights showed clearly .