He had applied to three state schools for architecture and one apprenticeship programme, and the aid form is the one every family in this country does in the autumn and it is nine pages and most of it is my tax return.

And he said, “Dad.”

I came over with a tea towel in my hand.

He had his finger on a question.

It is in the student assets section and the wording that year was approximately: Is the student the beneficiary of a trust?

If yes, report the value of the student’s interest.

And Silas said: “Am I?”

And I said, “Yes.”