Of course, after Alice started school, finally I had more time to myself and was able to do all the things I'd been planning. Oddly enough, though, I didn't really end up doing most of them. I thought I'd redecorate the house or start a class or make a friend who I could meet for lunch or, well, I don't know what, really: but, actually, what I ended up doing most was walking Ferrero. Twice a day, normally: up and down, up and down the path next to the house. I don't know why I didn't end up even thinner than I normally was, as I walked such a lot: but I suppose, like they say, you can never outwalk a bad diet, and still I used to come back and eat packets and packets of biscuits and stare at the wall. Much as I had done, in fact, most of the time when Alice was there with me. Still, at least she was at school now for a couple of hours a day and there was someone else to pretend they were interested in her. I only had to start pretending from when they all came h...