James sat for a moment contemplating what he had been told and it did fill in a lot of the gaps.
“ The tramp, I believe he was in the same clinic as you,is that correct?” asked James. “ Yes he was, as a matter of fact. What you really want to know is, what was his connection with here,is that right?”.
”Well yes as a matter of fact I do.” James replied.
“ Jack was an Itinerant traveller or to put it bluntly a tramp. He regularly passed through Whitby and although he wasn't aware that I was the Rector here, whenever I knew he was here I left a door of a storeroom unlocked so that he could find shelter. I can only assume that he witnessed something and tried to take advantage of Sam and that was a grave mistake.” “Was part of his treatment taking …show more content…
When they arrived the entrance and bar area was quite busy with a whole array of people in different forms of dress, from pink haired punks to the sophisticated Victorian and Edwardian outfits which James had to admit were splendid. As he was dressed similarly, he fitted in perfectly and felt totally at home.
He had intended to remain in the foyer area near the bar, relax and take in the atmosphere but Mavis and Clare would have none of it, and he was led like a lamb to the slaughter. Entering the ballroom, he was met by flashing lights and a cacophony of noise.
He had to admit that he was pleased that he did, the artists were far better than he had anticipated, he had just seen a group called “ Last Cry” and found that he was thoroughly enjoying himself.
Then, for a brief moment he saw before him the whitened face of the young girl and felt a wave of sadness envelope him. He looked around and thought bitterly,“ Why as there to be so much intolerance and ignorance in the world. These are ordinary people who simply choose a different way to express themselves,they harm no one. Yet some ridicule and despise them. It is them who have the problem not