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Unit1

GhostsforTea

Tenpenceforaviewoverthebay.saidtheoldmanwiththetelescope.

Lovelyclearmorning.Havealookattheoldlighthouseandtheremainsofthegreat

shipwreckof1935.

Tenpencewassheerrobbery,buttheviewwascertainlymagnificent.

Cliffsstretchedintothedistance,sparklingwaveswhippedbythewindwereunrollingonto

thebeach,andafewyachts,withcreamy-whitesails,werecurvinganddodginggracefullyonthe

beinggreedilylickedbythewaves.InnowayindeeddidIgrudgemymoney.AsIdirectedthe

telescopetowardsthelighthouse,themanbesidemetappedmywrist.

ahushedwhisper.

Iimaginetheremaybeplentyoflegendsattachedtosuchadramatic-lookingplace,I

suggested.

fiftyyearsagoto-day.Letmetellyou.

Hisvoiceseemedtogrowdeeperandmoredramatic.

Forawholeweekthatlighthousehadbeenisolatedbystorms,hebegan,withterrifying

seassurgingandcrashingovertherocks.Peopleonshorewereanxiousaboutthetwomen

workingthere.Theydbeenonthebestoftermsuntiltwoorthreeweeksbefore,whentheyhad

apologisedtoeachother,andsoonseemedtohavegotovertheirdisagreement.Butsomeslight

resentmentandbitternessremained.anditwasfearedthatthestrainofcontinuedisolationand

roughweathermightaffecttheirnerves,though,needlesstosay,theirfriendshadnoideahow

serioustheconsequenceswouldbe.

Fiftyyearsagoto-night,nolightappearedinthetower,andonlyattwooclockinthe

morningdidthebeamsuddenlystarttoflashoutitswarningagain.

boatsetouttoinvestigate.Agrimdiscoveryawaitedthecrew.Themensliving-roomwasina

horrifyingstate.Thetablewasover-turned:apackofplayingcardswasscatteredeverywhere:

bloodstainssplashedthefloor.Thereliefmenclimbedthewinding