“In any case, I am very glad I did so. Certainly, it was quite a strenuous walk - through I can say it failed to cause me any real difficulty - the path rising in zigzag up the hillside for a hundred yards or so. I then reached a small clearing, undoubtedly the spot the man had referred to. Here one was met by a bench - and indeed, by a most marvellous view over miles of the surrounding countryside….”

The Remains of the Day / Kazuo Ishiguro