“Have you ever been to London?” Sarah asked, interrupting him. “It's such a wonderful place.” So far she had stayed silent, but seeing the tiny beads of sweat forming on Andy's forehead, she felt it could be an opportune moment to get involved.
“Yes,” he said, turning around to face her. “I stayed with my friend for a month. I enjoyed it, right enough, but I was glad to get home.” He wrinkled his nose. “I found it very noisy.”
Sarah laughed. “Yes it can be like that to strangers. But you get used to it after a while.”
She tried to look interested as he described some of the places he had visited during his stay.
“Ah! Here we are. We're approaching Bamburgh.” Bob pointed to the castle standing high above the village. “Now look at that. Isn't it magnificent?” He turned back to Sarah. “Bu
