viola calls after him- but he do n't stop , he keeps striding , almost running , and i feel viola slip off angharrad and both of 'em come over next to me and we watch the mayor 's boots splash in the water and he wades in deeper , a wave nearly knocking him over , but he keeps upright- he twists back to look at us- his noise is silent- his face unreadable- and with a yawning grunt , one of the shadows in the water breaks the surface , all mouth and black teeth and horrible slime and scales , surging towards the mayor- twisting its head sideways to grab his torso- and the mayor makes no sound as the huge creacher slams him into the sand- and drags him back under the water- and as quick as that- he 's gone .