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Bayswater, London – The Next Day
Summoned to London for a meeting Petra had begged an afternoon off to visit her ailing fictive godfather; Deanna hadn’t been happy but she’d agreed. Sitting in the Bayswater hotel lounge, Petra unfolded a piece of paper and handed it to Benny. Newly shaved, with a white shirt, he seemed younger than she remembered him from the first meeting and his eyes were a clearer seascape grey. He scanned the single sheet that contained all the details of the cultural programme that the language school organised for the students. ‘Thank you,’ Benny said. ‘Seen this Rafi?’
‘Yes.’
‘Looks like Petra has some nice cultural experiences lined up,’ Benny read. ‘A trip to Bath; an evening at the Sheldonian Theatre; punting on the river. And the Air Tattoo.’ Benny looked
