Nora calculated that there must be lots of single men up there so she decided it was ideal for the ``manhunt'', as we called it, even though the train fare was a serious consideration. I remember we went up to Euston together one Saturday morning, very excited, to buy the ticket in advance.
Nora was going away alone
It was a secret - if my parents had known she was going away alone they would have soon put the kybosh on it.
Nora calculated that there must be lots of single men up there so she decided it was ideal for the ``manhunt'', as we called it, even though the train fare was a serious consideration. I remember we went up to Euston together one Saturday morning, very excited, to buy the ticket in advance.</s>It was a secret - if my parents had known she was going away alone they would have soon put the kybosh on it.</s>Nora was going away alone