‘House-hunters, escaping rocketing rents in London, are targeting Wiltshire, as they seek more space for their money, as well as a better work/life balance,’ droned Mary.
She was reading aloud from the local rag, but I was absorbed in the study of Beechcombings, Richard Mabey's view of woodlands through the exclusive lens of the beech tree, and was only half-listening.
Most of the time when I react to Mary's voice, it turns out that she has not been talking to me at all