Will took him to Hampshire. It must have been the surge of memory brought on by the church that made it occur to him. His mother was away in France for the summer, touring the battlefields and graves with a friend of hers who had also lost a son. The house was minimally staffed, but it was still open, and he and Fenn could stay there as long as Fenn needed. He telephoned to Alec that he had a family emergency and needed a few days of leave. Alec accepted it off the bat. He was probably the closest thing Will had to a friend these days and Will felt a cad lying to him. But needs must.
The Morris ate up the miles and they had to stop for petrol at a garage outside Guildford before the long slow climb up to the crest of the Downs began. It was nearly full dark by the time they arrived at Sel
