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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Moran of the Lady Letty by Frank Norris: gaze of each of them was fixed directly upon the sand-break which
sheltered the "Bertha Millner's" officers and crew. They seemed
to Wilbur to look him straight in the eye. They neither moved nor
spoke. The silence and absolute lack of motion on the part of
these small, half-naked Chinamen, with their ape-like muzzles and
twinkling eyes, was ominous.
There could be no longer any doubts that the beach-combers had
known of their enemies' movements and were perfectly aware of
their presence behind the sand-break. Moran rose to her feet, and
Wilbur and Charlie followed her example.
"There's no use hiding," she said; "they know we're here."
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