A member of the Duchy Chorus mentioned that they were going to be in a show called 'Suzical' next year – ever since when Suzi has been working out what the list of musical numbers might look like. It already includes ‘On Ilkley Moor,bar tap’ and ‘Wig Wam Bam’. Today, however, she has moved on to composing some original pieces, although the number she is loudly rehearsing as we walk down to Perranporth to buy Cornish pasties for lunch, sounds suspiciously like part of Act III of ‘The Wreckers’ – “What could tempt Suzi? Pie! Pie!”

Duncan may have decided at this point to immerse Suzi in some cold water. At any rate, they both decide to go body-boarding (sort-of surfing) and Ben decides to join them. Everybody else quickly thinks of better things to do.

We reconvene later on the beach for a game of rounders. The team of Patrick, Sarah and Suzi are hopelessly outclassed by the team of Ben, Duncan and Jan. To Patrick’s relief we are joined at that moment by one of the soloists – known henceforth as Sir Worthington Clunch – who pretends to be immersed in a phone call until he can be sure that he’s not going to be drafted into playing. We all retire to the pub instead where the Helens join us.

We have decided that today will be our gala night as it is the last full evening we will spend in the farmhouse. Duncan and his suzi-chef produce an amazing four-course meal – soup, salad, trout and chocolate mousse – for us and our guests, Sir Worthington and Helen C’s boyfriend Dave.

We move onto games. Helen C and Dave wisely absent themselves, but Sir W joins in and turns out to be a dab hand at Who’s in the Bag. Patrick has this time resisted the temptation to include obscure American politicians and Kiwi rugby players.

The real damage is done when we move onto the Cereal Packet game. We’ve been saving up a cereal box all week in preparation. For the uninitiated, each competitor has to pick a cereal box up with their teeth, without any part of their body touching the floor. This is relatively straightforward, except that a few inches are torn off the box at the beginning of each round. Despite Patrick’s tactic of removing his trousers, he is quickly eliminated and Jan and Ben are left to fight it out over what has become a scrap of cardboard on the floor. Jan emerges victorious, and we all retire – injured – to bed.