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He crossed the stones higher up on the beach and went down to the sand， which was easier to walk on， although he had to climb over the breakwaters every few metres．

but here there was only the long empty beach with its black wooden breakwaters

the place seemed wild and lonely， and a cold north wind blew at his back

pocket and started to walk home along the beach

By this time it was getting too dark to do anything more

piece of metal．Naturally enough， he pulled it out，and saw that it was a piece of metal pipe about ten centimetres long

As he pulled the knife out， he heard the sound of metal on metal—there was something in the hole

The sides，top，and bottom of the hole were smooth and regular，he discovered；

He tried to light a match to see inside， but the wind was too strong

dug away some more of the grass to see the stone underneath． As he did so，a piece of earth fell inwards

and Parkins noticed that the grass had been pulled away from one corner of it

For a time Parkins walked around，looking and measuring，and making notes in his note- book

Parkins remembered， and even after hundreds of years there were enough

around him was broken up with shallow11 holes and bits of old stone wall covered in grass

over some of the old stones，in fact． When he picked himself up

and try to find the remains of the Templar church．

and Parkins decided10 that it would be safer not to walk back to the inn with him

because by the end of the afternoon the Colonel's face was a most alarming colour

golf with Colonel Wilson，and trying to'improve his game

who was as brave as he was honest