We had only been there two days and of course the girls had begun planning all the things we should be seeing or places we should visit. I was up for ...hat but the first thing they wanted to do was go shopping! So that was the plan for the day, shuffling through the busy stores crowded with other tourists buying souvenirs and such. Not my idea of fun but I knew it couldn’t be only about what I wanted to do so I quietly went along. I will never forget it, Marble Arch, that’s where we boarded the. Lisa wanted to order coffee but John gently teased her about her American tastes until she agreed to try tea, English style. John had ordered Earl Grey tea and, when it came made quite a ceremony of pouring it, gently spoofing the English preoccupation with this favourite beverage. Lisa was not at all sure how much she would enjoy hot tea with milk but when she sipped at it she loved the smoky aromatic flavour of the Earl Grey. John had also ordered cream scones and busied himself preparing one. ‘Take it easy soldier. Here, maybe this will help.’ I felt a cool damp cloth rub across my eyes. I tried again, and my eyelids slid up and light attacked my head. Oh fuck that hurt! I snapped my eyes shut again and groaned. When they were closed again there was an image against my lids of a form just to my right. I tried again, slowly, and soon I was able to make out the room I was in and the person next to me. The light again caused pain and I shut my eyes again, but not without seeing my. They both arrived pretty close together. While we had been waiting for Ron and Ray to turn up Jess had counted the money, "Jesus Jimmy, there's nearly a thousand pounds here, he must have really been helping himself, we definitely have to get that audit underway now."Ray was very interested in the passport, "I'll take this Jess if you don't mind, it might shine a bit more light on Mr De Vent, I'll give you a receipt if you want." That won't be necessary Ray" said Ron, "It's of no value to us.