As he [Fréderic Guyaz] worked for Topham [Beauclerk] while he was at Eton, it is likely that Topham was a day-boarder there, living at home in Windsor. His Eton dame was Mrs. Bland; day-boarders were allocated to a dame at whose house they took their meals. Windsor is on the opposite side of the River Thames from Eton.

The shale gas boom of the past five years took the US by surprise. Gas prices there have plunged and electricity production is shifting fast from coal to gas-fired power stations. This has had a huge effect on all parts of the US economy, and is changing politics globally.

I feel sick to the core and I need you to be Dorrie the caring, good listener, your good self.

The perforated patch helps a nosebagged animal to breathe easier, but its main function is to let out water should the need arise.