For the sake of Elena [antikvár]

Author's Note Those familiar with the city of Cambridge and with Cambridge University will recognize that there is little enough space between Trinity College and Trinity Hall in the first place, let alone enough space to hold the seven courts and four hundred years of architecture which comprise my fictional St Stephen's College. I am indebted in any number of ways to a fine group of people who did their best to unlock for me the mysteries of Cambridge University from the standpoint of the senior fellows: Dr Elena Shire of Robinson College, Professor Lionel Elvin of Trinity Hall, Dr Mark Bailey of Gonville and Caius College, Dr Grahame Miles and Mr Alan Bamford of Homerton College. I am additionally grateful to the undergraduates and postgraduates who did their best to school me in the finer points of life as a junior fellow: Sandy Shafernich and Nick Blain of Queens' College, Eleanor Peters of Homerton College and David Derbyshire of Clare College. Most especially, I am deeply indebted to Ruth Schuster of Homerton College who orchestrated my visits to supervisions and lectures, ^ who arranged for my attendance at formal dinner, who did j additional photographic research for me, and who patiently j^n and heroically answered countless questions about the city, ' ¦ the colleges, the faculties and the University. Without Ruth 1 t': m I) ----«-"""ej'^^j'-'""»""".J- -------------- I would have been a lost soul indeed. I I thank Inspector Pip Lane of Cambridge Constabulary for his assistance and suggestions in details of plot; Beryl Policy of Trinity Hall for introducing me to her boys on L staircase; and Mr John East of C.E. Computing Services in London for all the information about the Ceephone. ! I'l