Chapter 29Jo and Ben had genuinely aimed to follow through with their good intentions towards young Gerrard, but the next few days passed remarkably quickly. Although they were absorbed in banding together with other charitable endeavours, the process took more effort and persuasion than anticipated. Or, as Ben put it, too much blathering and not enough damned action.
Then they were both engrossed with their respective domestic situations. Jo was occupied with the minutiae of his impending house move and not mislaying most of his possessions in the process. In between cursing the pedantry of their new colleagues, Ben had some leisure to assist Jo since Edward was spending the week in Wiltshire.
Ben reported that Edward was in good spirits, judging by his letters. Far from grudging Edward
