The Uninvited

This day has not been a good one so far.But it has just got better by severalthousand per cent. I remember a youngstudent thumping a table in a Cambridgepub for joy. He has just got his PhD. Nextto him sits the white-haired man whohanded him ‘the keys to the castle’. Notlong after that, the professor’s wifeHelena became very ill and I sat with himin waiting rooms. He asked me to. Henever said why. He had many otherstudents, all of whom had betterconversational and social skills. But I wasglad to help. Over the weeks, we jointlycompleted 271Times crosswords.After my phone call, it’s EasternHorizons’ turn to question me. This is amore bureaucratic affair, and it also