Day in Cambridge having the Jaguar serviced where I buy up history and investment books and then work on my information systems upon my return
A good night’s sleep all round and we wake to find no Daniel and Debbie – both are being looked after at the moment! Diana brings me my morning tea and Financial Times and I notice the time advancing. It is tough to get up early with no strict office routine. I still have my cough and cold as a trial this summer; and today is chilly and cloudy to boot which sets me to shivering. Quickly to breakfast, wash and dress and, leaving notes for Joan, we set off to Cambridge and Marshalls to leave the Jaguar to be serviced for the day.
By taxi to the town centre and the morning shopping at Marks and Spencer, several book shops, Robert Sayles. Much money spent and things bought, and for me include several sets of underwear and volumes of Clarendon’s History and Samuel Pepy’s Diaries. Lunch together and then we separate for a few hours after so that I could buy some stock exchange books and scan the reference library. In the library, I see that Comart is in the 1984 Directory of Top 2000 Private Companies at number 1232. Eventually, somewhat tired, to return home and find the office telephone connected, the Binatone answering machine delivered and the Prestel service registered in my name. I spend the evening trying them out and sending Prestel mailbox messages to Hoare Govett and Datalex to facilitate my registration.