Chapter 86: The Virgin´s Summer, Part 37, Bridges

I watch the crane swinging a girder into position, with much hand signalling and shouting from a hard-hatted man below.

"Does it feel exciting?" I ask my Master.

He grins. "It does actually. The pilings and foundations have been in for a few weeks, but this is the first part of the actual structure."

"How long will it take?"

He rocks his hand. "Should be more or less complete by the time you´re back at Christmas."

"And your beautiful bridge will join the old and the new parts of the City."

He gazes down at me. "Do I detect a philosophical edge to that?"

Slipping my fingers into his hand. "You´ve been my bridge between the Old and the New..."

He says nothing, but kisses me softly, a hand on my cheek. Then, "Michael should be turning up soon. We thought you might like to go out for dinner this evening..."

"A farewell party?"

"We won´t see each other for a few weeks."

"I´ll come back some weekends."

"I know, but you can´t do too much of it. You need to knuckle down