He had no idea whether she was shapely or not. The tutor was a man of medium height, middle-aged and with light brown hair. He wore grey trousers and a brown jacket. He began by introducing himself as James Martin. Then he explained what the course was all about and the number of weeks in the programme. Then he ran a segment of a Stanley Kubrick movie so that the class could discuss the director’s approach to film.

During the break Errol followed the other students to a room which contained a table and refreshments. Errol took some cordial, lemon flavoured rather than a disgusting red kind, and watched as people stood, staring, peering around to pretend they were looking for someone. A few who actually knew each other stood together or in groups chatting. Errol walked over to the attractive...

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