It was well after four o' clock by the time they got to Mrs Winton's house. They came wandering along, hand in hand, gazing dreamily into each other's eyes.

As they got to the little gate in the hedge, the front door opened and a young woman with wild dark hair came bounding out. "Where have you been? I thought you were never coming."

"Sorry, Patsy. We got - a bit distracted."Rupert looked down fondly at Samantha, who beamed back at him.

Patsy grinned. "So ...