“That is excellent news, Becky”, said her mother. “So, you foresee a lot of people in the village taking an active part?”
“Oh, yes! I haven’t encountered any opposition at all, not that I would have expected any. Dad did such a lot of the groundwork with his prison visits… they changed people’s lives both in the village and the prison. We need to restart that programme, because, well, it sort of petered out after you passed on, Dad. We all gave up, unfortunately.
“Have you noticed my brooch?”
“Yes, it’s beautiful”, replied Sarah. “You showed it to us once before and I have noticed you wearing it. It suits you”.
“Oh, yes! That’s right… Mr Jones, the builder, gave it to me. He found it in one of the trenches on the first day. Do either of you know anything about it? He told me that he sa
