June, 30th
Margaret:
After Mr. Thornton's exam date has passed, Mr. West takes it upon himself to cheer my father up. He invites him over to Majorca but my father is wary of the heat, so they'll meet in Oxford and stay at Fiona West's. They have old gentlemen's plans: attending exhibits at museums and plays at theaters, reading in parks, watching football and going to bed early.
My father is in high spirits as I hadn't seen him in a while. He's looking forward this visit, he packs and unpacks his suitcase a few times, checks and double checks his medicine bag for pills and ointments curing everything from common cold to mosquito bites, and chatters happily during our cab ride to the station. He promises to write and send pictures (though I don't think he knows how to download them from his phone), and I stay in the platform, near his window, to wave him goodbye when the trains leaves.
Back at home, in this large and silent house, I apply myself to undisturbed work. I promised Bessy help searching for funding agencies and the application processes, I'm still on the lookout for a job and undecided on the courses I wanted to take.