They watched ‘an enormous animal rolling and plunging’ for several minutes until it disappeared in a great upsurge of water. Their story appeared in the Inverness Courier, 2 May 1933. Vanessa woke to a definite noise this time. There was someone at her door. Glancing at her watch, she saw that it was ten o’clock. Why was she sleeping so long and so late these days? The soft knock came again and she realised that Maggie was probably standing outside with a huge breakfast. What would she do with it this time? She would have to divide it into small stashes, wrapped in tissue, and get rid of it slowly over the day. When she opened the door, it was the last person on earth she expected to see – Lee. ‘Oh, it’s you,’ she said ungraciously. ‘I didn’t mean it like that,’ she stumbled on, realising how rude it had sounded. ‘It’s just that I was expecting Maggie. She brought me breakfast yesterday.’ ‘So I heard.
