Old Thatched Barn
On leaving RADA she says her lack of self-confidence and naivety prevented her from even beginning to look for work in the theatre. Then PSY, the boy who had been obsessed with her at St Christopher’s, appeared on the scene again. She went along with his idea to run a roadhouse near Tenterden with a lady cake maker as chaperone. All went well until the cake maker handed in her notice. For the sake of propriety Pat agreed to marry Peter so that she was not seen to be living in sin. The roadhouse was very busy in the summer but not viable in the winter. They gave it up and moved to a ghastly flat in Addiscombe. It was ugly and dirty beyond description. Here Pat fell ill and had to be rescued by her parents. After her recovery she returned to the flat to find a dainty lady’s handkerchief on the windowsill. It was a shock to her system and she returned to her parents in despair.