For, from every main in the harbor, as far as eye could see, the flags of Windover floated at half-mast. The fishermen had done him this honor, reserved only for the great of the earth, and for their own dead mates; and most sacred for these last. Transcriber’s Notes: Missing and incorrect punctuation, including inconsistent hyphenation, corrected. Period spellings (e.g. idyl) retained. “repied” changed to “replied” on page 386. (replied the Professor politely) End of Project Gutenberg's A Singular Life, by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps