quickly and reached in less than fifteen minutes. I like hurches and last time Linda and I had walked this way wanted to go and have a look inside. Linda said it was boring so we didn't. In fact, the last time I'd been inside a church with Linda was when we got married. I didn't expect to find the church open at this time on a Saturday morning, but it was. I pushed op the wooden door and went inside. was dark but there was enough light for me to see a large picture on a wall. I cou just see a large whale with a man in its mouth. It must the story of Jonah and the whale, I thought. I couldn't remember ever seeing a picture like that in a church before. Then heard church door open and I jumped. voice n the darkness said "You don't usually see a painting like that a house of God, you?' It wasn't the first time I had heard that oice. I asked. I "No, no. Is it jonah and the whale thought perhaps I shouldn't be in the church so went n: "I'm sorry, you see the door was open and I thought The man continued. "Maybe it is and maybe it isn't. All I know is that you never know what might happen at sea. I poked at the picture again, the large body of the whale and the small, white body of the man in the mouth of the animal. Then I heard the door at the back of the church close. The man had gone. I tried to remember where I had heard his voice before. didn't want to stay in the church any longer. hurried outside and down to the beach. There was no sign of the man. It was still quite dark, but was nearly seven thirty