<div class="floatright">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/8/83/Mattie_green.jpg)</div>Mattie looked again at the darkening sky, and the absence of boats.<br/><br/>"Maybe they left before the storm? I don't think being tied up at the docks would be a good idea when that hits."<br/><br/>She didn't really need to add that she hoped they'd be leaving before the storm too. The plane could be dashed against the docks. Still, it was strange there wasn't even a battered dinghy pulled out of the water, ready for repainting or something. It was almost like the island had taken to the boats.<br/><br/>"Maybe we'd better wait in the plane, so we're ready to go when Paddy's finished."<br/><br/>She watched Abraham almost casually carry the sack of mail and the crate to the store.<br/><br/>"He's strong, isn't he," she added, indicating the tall man, "But there's something... I don't know...<em>odd</em>about him."<br/>