church.

 

It was a fine feeling indeed to be standing up there like that, with the sound

of summer all around one and a light breeze on one's face. And I believe it was

then, looking on that view, that I began for the first time to adopt a frame of

mind appropriate for the journey before me. For it was then that I felt the

first healthy flush of anticipation for the many interesting experiences I know

these days ahead hold in store for me. And indeed, it was then that I felt a new

resolve not to be daunted in respect to the one professional task I have

entrusted myself with on this trip; that is to say, regarding Miss Kenton and

our present staffing problems.

 

But that was this morning. This evening I find myself settled here in this

comfortable guest house in a street not far from the centre of Salisbury. It is,

 

. I suppose, a relatively modest establishment, but very clean and perfectly

adequate for my needs. The landlady, a woman of around forty or so, appears to

regard me as a rather grand visitor on account of Mr Farraday's Ford and the

high quality of my suit. This afternoon - I arrived in Salisbury at around three

thirty - when I entered my address in her register as 'Darlington Hall', I could

see her look at me with some trepidation, assuming no doubt that I was some

gentleman used to such places as the Ritz or the Dorchester and that I would

storm out of her guest house on being shown my room. She informed me that a

double room at the front was available, though I was welcome to it for the price

of a single.