Chapter 26On Friday of that week, Michael took the train up to Oxford, as arranged, and Maurice Kimberton was there on the platform when he arrived. They shook hands, and Michael could see from the expression in Maurice's eyes that he was pleased to see him.
'I suppose we'd better find ourselves a good water-hole,' Maurice said, 'where we can sit ourselves down and talk.'
Michael said that sounded like a good idea, did he have any particular water-hole in mind, and Maurice said that he'd told George, who had promised to come along later, that they would be in the bar of the Grand Hotel. Michael agreed that the Grand was as good a place as any, and they set off.
And when they entered the Grand Hotel, who should Michael see coming across the lobby towards them but the girl he'd danced wit
