as i was saying , a gentleman must always be on time . when i was finished , i was so frustrated that i did n't know if i 'd come close to my previous perfection or not . his punishment was a week on concrete duty on the no-man 's land side of the wall . when he reached a dark lane he ran along it hoping that it would take him back to the railway . weve been here a good while , ever since we had to put mum in hospital . 