The wind dropping altogether, we lay becalmed, within the sound of the bell, until morning broke and the fog lifted, when we saw the tower just ahead of us.  The centre part of the building was coloured white, and could scarcely be seen against the sky; but the lower part, which was dark, and the lantern, which was in shadow, were perfectly visible.  We pulled towards it; and as we approached we saw the rocks on which the lighthouse stands rising ten feet or more above the water.  Iron ladders were fixed for landing, and by a gun-metal ladder we were able to reach the entrance port.  The head keeper came down and received us cordially. As in other lighthouses, the first story is used for storing coal; the second for water; the next for oil; and the next for bedrooms, with berths for six persons.  Above it is the kitchen, and above that the sitting-room, in which we saw a bust of Stevenson, the engineer.  The light is revolving, and has five reflectors, on each of which are two faces, one red and one white.  The red colour is produced by chimneys of red glass.  The keeper told us that four men belonged to the lighthouse, that they are all married, but that three only were on duty.  As at the other lighthouses, birds are occasionally killed by flying against the glasses.