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Andy gave us directions, and we made an arrangement to cycle over to their hotel the
following morning. Hethen boughtusbothanother beer andmanaged topersuade the man
behind the bar to sort us out with a plate of paella each.
Whilst we were eating, Andy and Alison were talking to other people in the pub about
us, and after we had finished eating we were bought another two pints. We finally said
goodbyeandstumbledoutofthepubat11.15pmattheendofyetanothermemorableeven-
ing.
'DAMN!' shouted Ben as we staggered across the square. 'I nearly forgot. We haven't
got Monica any milk yet.'
GettingfreemilkinLudlowat11.15pmisnotaneasytask.Alltheshopsandrestaurants
had closed, and it was too late to knock on random people's doors. There were no cows
about, either. We tried one of pubs on the main square but were told that the kitchen was
closed. We then tried another pub, and we were met at the door by the landlady.
'Sorry boys. We're closing. Last orders have been served,' she said.
'Actually, we're trying to get hold of some milk. I don't suppose you've got any here
that we can have?'
'Milk? How come you need milk? How much do you need?' she asked.
'It's a long story. Basically, we promised we'd get an old lady some milk, but we don't
have any money and all the shops are closed. We don't need much. Only half a pint or so,'
said Ben.
'Ok then,' said the lady, 'I'll see what I can do.'
She returned a few minutes later.
'The chef said they used up the last of their milk a few hours ago because it's been
so busy. They've only got these, which they've been using for the teas and coffees.' She
handed over a carrier bag containing mini UHT milk portions and a yoghurt pot. 'I thought
you could maybe empty them into this plastic pot to make it look like real milk.'
'Perfect. Thank you, you're a lifesaver,' said Ben.
In Monica's kitchen, which was down a flight of stairs on the same level as the back
garden, we emptied all of the milk portions into the pot. There were 25 little 12ml pots,
which equalled 300ml - just over half a pint.
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