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When they reached Epping, George told himself: “It’s absurdly easy to drive a motor-bike and side-car. Absolutely nothing in it. I’ll put the pace on a bit between here and Stortford.” The thirteen miles to Bishop’s Stortford were done in twenty-eight minutes. At Stortford they had early lunch.

Afternoon saw them jostling in and out amongst the crowded streets of Cambridge. They garaged the machine, and went to a café for tea.