explained James. “It’s about history!” Bean and I both looked at him blankly. I was beginning to think everyone was bonkers today. Except me, of course. “You said it would be a shame if these farm buildings were torn down,” James said to Bean. “Yeah, it would. Tiffany lives in one of them,” Bean agreed. “Although I’d get her out first, obviously.” “I thought you said they wouldn’t be?” said Katy. “You said they’d be turned into houses and garages.” “Are these buildings important, then?” I asked, looking at the stables. They didn’t look especially important. They were wooden, old, and a bit ramshackle. “Probably not,” James said. “Why is your hair wet, Bean?” he added abruptly. Bean, Katy, and I exchanged glances. James wasn’t making sense, and we didn’t just mean about Bean’s hair.
