[Romantic Old Bird]

Sticks, just one thing when you do get him home.

You MUST keep up the treatment we have established. He needs a lot of encouragement, but your patience will ultimately be rewarded.

Only this afternoon, he managed to turn past page 3 unaided, and almost made it to the sports page. The nightmares have almost stopped now, but peachy is right about the drinking. It is bad.

He's not violent, but he's maudlin', and we had to move the bus again because the neighbours have complained to envirinmental health about the noise nuisance.

Fetch him back now. Please.