They went then, leaving Peter, Sally and Barnaby in the garden together.

Again, the notion of a funeral returned to George. Like distant relatives who leave hushed voices and reverent thoughts in the church, they began to talk normally of ordinary things. Away from the influence of Sally and the cottage, Rob and Tina were making plans to return to Southampton. They began to laugh together at a private joke, and George realized how little the whole business had affected them. He had thought that Tina was attached to Adam. He had been concerned for her, but they were young and tough. They would have no nightmares.

Rob swung his cheap, nasty binoculars over his shoulder and said:

“Right. Back to Rushy now, I think, and the Windmill. To find out if there’s anything about.”

George, who was driving, was not offended by this command, or by the young people’s resilience. He would have nightmares enough for all of them.

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