Alas! for this gray shadow, once a man—

I had to drive over to the Princess Royal University Hospital yesterday, collect the Burglar, take him back home and babysit for a couple of hours to make sure there had been no adverse reaction.

I brought my laptop with me as last time I did this he slept through my visit. This time he didn't so it stayed in the case. When I got back from Bromley to the 'Wood, I found I had left it behind so I had to drive there and back before work this morning to collect it.

Back in the office I got a call from him; mutual acquaintance John has been hospitalised so Paul is taking essentials in to him.

None of us is getting any younger.