Flannan
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Captain Harvey had noticed, immediately, that the ensign was not flying on the flagstaff. And when Joseph Moor had also made the point that none of the provision-boxes had been put out to be restocked, and that there was no welcoming party from either of the men he had been sent to relieve, the eeriness was suddenly amplified beyond words. Three long blasts on the ship’s foghorn, spilt the air, as Harvie attempted to notify the lighthouse-keepers of their arrival.

5

Captain Harvey had noticed, immediately, that the ensign was not flying on the flagstaff. And when Joseph Moor had also made the point that none of the provision-boxes had been put out to be restocked, and that there was no welcoming party from either of the men he had been sent to relieve, the eeriness was suddenly amplified beyond words. Three long blasts on the ship’s foghorn, spilt the air, as Harvie attempted to notify the lighthouse-keepers of their arrival.