rusted completely through, falls over onto the cracked garden path with a loud clatter. Birds in the trees and bushes around us take flight, startled by such a loud noise in such a quiet place. ‘Very generous of her,’ he says drily. ‘And what exactly did she leave Mum and Dad again?’ ‘£75,000. All her life savings,’ I reply, as quietly as I can, so it doesn’t sound so bad.
