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Caroline was also awake. They were sitting atlunch. 'Do you know, I'm starving,' she said as they satdown, 'I haven't eaten since breakfast. 'I'mlearning to,' she said very seriously.

Cloudswere filling the clear sky, a dramatic sunset heralded astormy night. Let's see how she is later. I don'tdress it up as some piece of idealism. Her plan was to turn off on to theReigate road, make her way towards Dorking, thenGuildford and across to the M3 and then to the M4 viaNewbury.