The sea does not take a life. The specification is clear and it is not written by a lawyer, it is written by a harbour-master in 1911 who had watched it happen.

MioneIt takes a night. One night, spent in the harbour-master's house, with the tide against the window. At dawn the body is returned, whole, on the step.

PorterThat is nothing. That is a bad night in a cold house.

MioneThat is the consideration. Now read the sentence underneath it, which is where the rest of the page is.