ABSTRACT
I go out and along the passage and up the stairs. The carpet's thick under my feet. The house isn't big but I'm impressed by the furnishings. It seems Mr Rothwell must have spent a load of dough making it comfortable for Ingrid and her ma while he's away on his travels. The bathroom has pink walls with black tiles to about chest height. Our bath at home stands on four cast-iron rests like animals' feet but this is one of the modern boxed-in efforts, in black to match the tiles.
