The memory of Chris telling me that "i really like that Janet, do you think she'd go out with me", in that sun lit office overlooking the Holborn Kingsway tram tunnel entry all those years ago, came back to me like yesterday, following a half mobile home burdened lorry at 5mph up the road to Beccles and the Funeral like it was yesterday, not 40+ years ago!

I said something like, "Chris, if you don't actually ask her, you'll never know".

So Chris did, and they went on a date, and were successfully very discreet about their Love, because our work managements in those days automatically split up couples/relationships formed in the same office as soon as they knew about it. 

So Chris never took up his two year 'return ticket' to Paignton and they married.