SEVEN
“I spent the latter part of the afternoon wandering around the town at a leisurely pace. The afternoon sun was extremely powerful for the time of year, and it made me feel as if it were still summer. The town had a very olde-worldly feel to it, and I was pleasantly surprised by the number of smiles and nods of acknowledgment I received whilst walking around.
“I dropped into a local supermarket to stock up on provisions. It occurred to me that I had not seen a fridge in the kitchen back at the manner, although the room itself was probably cold enough to keep items like milk and cheese fresh for days. As I made my way back to my car I passed by a telephone box, and it was then that I realised that beside a fridge, I had not seen a telephone back at the manor either.
“I glanced at my
