Although DM had a great reputation for hospitality, and the accommodation that she presented to me was exactly as described, I was shocked when I realised that DM expected me to sleep three in a bed with my university friends JS and DS.

This was such a pity because DM had taken much care to make the room in her son’s house as welcoming as possible. The bed was so cosy with layers and layers of blankets. There was even a lovely warm hot water bottle nestled between the sheets.