the raw the cooked and the unusual across the Nullabor

People spoke about the Nullabor as if it was a huge undertaking. It was, factually, a 90 mile treeless plain across Australia. It was the rest of the journey that was, actually, the huge undertaking. Hermione and Julian were doing it. People were suitably impressed.

THE DEPTH OF THE PROBLEM

Now how could Julian tell Mary that she had not agreed to an elusive name. It still didn't cut the mustard. Mary had been very cutting, and had finished her sword play by the statement that she missed Julian very much. Julian was bemused.

Hermione also wanted a change of name. Mr Lovely Goodness had told Hermione that Julian was mocking her. Not so, stated Julian,and, in this rare window moment of Hermione truth, Julain had told her that it was admiration and, Julian lifted up her arms to the sky, she had no word. Hermione was silent. She now wanted to be Elsie, but had not a hope in the proverbial hell. Hermione was her original choice of name and Hermione she was. Mr Lovely Goodness was her choice of marriage partner, and Mr Lovely Goodness she would stand behind, come hell or high water. She faced both hell and high water, but refused to admit it. She left family and friends and place behind in order to stand behind his kind eyes.

Hermione yearned for kindess in life and had finally found it.