Outside , the wind shook the frail building and tore the shuddering sea to pieces .<br>The rain poured down .<br>It was already settling in for a night of storm .<br>But , inside , Young Si 's fire was casting cheery flames over the rude room , and Young Si himself was kneeling by Ethel Lennox with his arm about her and her head on his broad shoulder .<br>There were happy tears in her eyes and her voice quivered as she said , `` Miles , can you forgive me ?<br>If you knew how bitterly I have repented -- '' `` Never speak of the past again , my sweet .
Ethel and Si prefer a cheery fire to a dreary one. 
( z1 prefer :ARG0 ( z2 and :op ( z3 person :name ( z4 name :op "Ethel" ) ) :op ( z5 person :name ( z6 name :op "Si" ) ) ) :ARG1 ( z7 fire :mod ( z8 cheerful ) ) :ARG2 ( z9 fire :mod ( z10 dismal ) ) )