I followed Quinn down to the water's edge as the women waved from whicker rocking chairs on the wide verandah.
He moved forward until the sound of the sea and the firmness of the sand suggested he was close to the water's edge.
Seen from a distance it appears like a succession of dazzling white terraces rising from the water's edge.
The western shore of the lake is low, and in many places is covered with olive trees to the water's edge.
In the general scheme of attack the landing at this last point was of primary importance; the largest force had been detailed for it, and the troops were for the most part conveyed to the beach in a steamer (the " River Clyde ") which was run ashore; but only some scattered detachments cowering close to the water's edge had established themselves on land by nightfall, and the Allies' position here seemed to be highly critical.
