Back from the Congo

A few days ago I attended a conference on manuscript research, 'Writing and re-Writing the Bible' at Lambeth Palace, where I arrived rather early.

Told to make my way round to the main entrance, I did just that and waited at the top of the stairs leading to the Palace proper- as opposed to the entrance to Library where I should have been. After a few minutes a car drew up, and the Archbishop himself got out, back, as I later discovered, from a trip to the Congo. I smiled in what I hoped was a natural way, which may have seemed a surprising welcome home.

He smiled and nodded at me and proceeded past suitcase in hand.

Oh, yes, and in case anybody is wondering, the conference was excellent.