The two men chatted for a while about general things. Frank was contemplating whether it was the right time of year to plant cabbages and Geoff told him a bit about a project he was working on at the foundry.
“Do you work Frank?” he asked casually.
The other man nodded, “I help out at Adams's farm in Brayton. Cycle up there every morning at six, then finish about four in the afternoon. I love working with the animals.”
Geoff tried to picture Frank Walker on a bicycle, that would be a sight worth seeing, he thought.
“It's a fair old ride out there”, he commented, “Must take you an hour or so.”
'Ay, it does”, Frank agreed, “Sometimes the boss gives me a lift home if he's coming this way.”
And so the conversation continued, with Geoff learning about Frank's enthusiasm for his job and Go
