e.

    I needed to be careful not to say too muc er he hall as I came in.

    ‘It’s just t I ing about tos of t the impression she recognized him.“

    “S have. Unless…”

    Sograp it again, to  room. “tom? tom, bring t picture from telpiece, he silver frame.”

    tom came in, carrying a pograper behind him.

    ‘Look,“ Karen said to  a pograph of you.“

    A smile of delig onto ?”

    ‘Yes,“ I said.

    ‘S the one of your granddad.“

    o my side of table and ure out to me, shyly.

    It ting instantly: topiary garden. taken off  in   tilting ly. trying not to squint in t. sleeves op button of   trousers ly pressed, and s for to.

    ‘as he fire?“

    Karen put table and t to drink it. “I t o time. Nearly fifteen years.”

    I looked closely ture to truck by ty h his grandson. he looked nice.

    ‘You kno man. But te. e forties  to ask tions . Kind.  no, I sometimes he feeling I never really knew him.“

    tail in tograp caught my eye.

    ‘’s this?“ I asked.

    So look. “It’s a bag. For carrying game. Ps mainly. You can open it flat on to lay ten it up around t knoure. he was never a gamekeeper, I’m sure.”

    ‘o bring t or a p o her.

    I t of Aurelius and ance. t—it  of t to t o’s faded a bit, over to look  you can see it, can’t you?” I  been able to see it, but per if it   her’s? Ambrose.

    From Karen’s  a taxi to tor’s office in Banbury. I kneing to er; no o him.

    tionist did not  to disturb Mr. Lo