What does Vera discover in her room?

What does Vera discover in her room? Vera, back in the present, wonders why she felt like Hugo was in the room with her this evening. She looks up and sees a big black hook in the middle of the room. It was used to hang the seaweed, but she had never noticed it before. She finds the hook mesmerizing.

Vera, back in the present, wonders why she felt like Hugo was in the room with her this evening. She looks up and sees a big black hook in the middle of the room. It was used to hang the seaweed, but she had never noticed it before. She finds the hook mesmerizing.