STOCKS & SHARES 16

Alone in his modern castle, he restlessly wandered round the high-level perimeter road he had constructed so long ago. It gave him an overview of the sea at the front, and at the back, the wild countryside, a desolate but beautiful place where he could feel free of human contact.

Here at night though, it was also a lonely place where the wind moaned softly like a wounded creature. Stopping for a moment, he watched the distant lights of the isolated dwelling places that flickered spasmodically among the shifting trees. How he missed her at times like this!