He barely managed to recoup his money. He sold out for just what he had invested.

His quiz was designed to detect autism and my score probably suggests I am “spectrumy” – to use a non-technical term – rather than a psycho.

As he neared a bridge over the East Coast Main Line near Great Heck, he lost control. His Land Rover left the carriageway and veered onto the hard shoulder before biting into the grass verge. [page 39] It ran derailed for about 500 yards before encountering a set of points, which caused it to veer into the path of an Immingham-Ferrybridge coal train, powered by Freightliner 66521 (one of a class of locomotive well-known for being well-built enough to destroy anything that got in its way).

“Are you making fun of my boots?” She was flirting now, or at least trying to flirt. Her friends back home said her technique was so subtle, boys could never tell if she was flirting or not. / “Far be it from me to insult a lady’s Wellies,” Pather replied sarcastically.