Chapter 23Michael arrived at the Clock Tower just before nine that evening. It was a nice night, the moon and stars were shining brightly, and you could see the clouds moving across the sky. He didn't have to wait long before Louise showed up. She was wearing her beige raincoat and high heels, and the perfume that she had on smelt of fresh jasmine.
They had a drink in the Kingswood Hotel before they moved on to the Regal, where they danced until the musicians stopped playing, some time just after midnight; and then he walked with her down as far as King Street. 'Well,' he said, as they stopped on the corner, 'I suppose this is as far as you want me to take you.'
She smiled and focused her gaze on his mouth, and Michael took her in his arms and kissed her. And as he did so, he was little
