It felt very strange to turn right the following Sunday afternoon instead of the usual left. They disembarked from the ferry, smiled at their friend Godfrey and linked arms to head up Edward Street.
‘Rosemary’s beau, Matthew, is bringing along a friend. None of us has met him yet but I have to warn yer, from whit she’s told me we shouldnae expect too much from him. He dinnae sound like much fun at all. We think Matthew’s simply taken pity on the poor fellow. He told Rosemary the lad needs cheering up. I hope he makes an effort to be bonny. We dinnae want him casting a pall over our outing.’
Lillian grinned at her friend and squeezed her. ‘Nothing can ruin my day!’
She skipped along feeling euphoric as she took in Catherine’s descriptions of the others they were due to meet. They wandere
