It was the May Bank Holiday weekend and the Fry"s had booked a few days away at a holiday camp, leaving Reverend Matthews to fend for himself. It didn"t bother him, although the sprawling vicarage seemed to echo continuously without the noise of his housekeeper flitting about, and secretly the vicar saw it as an opportunity to eat what he liked, whenever he wanted, without anyone tutting at his choice of lunch.
Elizabeth had been prudent in sorting out church matters though, and had arranged for Doctor Evans to lend a hand with the setting out of hymn books and passing around the collection plate, while a lady called Florence Wheeler would take her place at the organ. Archie was extremely grateful to have such an efficient and thoughtful woman to help him around the place, but most of all
