Malcolm Malcolmson was a student at college. Malcolm was twenty-one and he was in his final year. Classes had finished and Malcolm was studying hard for his examinations. But Malcolm was unable to study at home. He lived with his family and the large house was always noisy.
"I can't study here at home," Malcolm told his father. "It's far too noisy. I'm going to find a quiet house in a small country town. I'll be alone there and I'll be able to work hard."
His father agreed and Malcolm packed all his books and papers into a suitcase. He took a train to a small quiet town called Benchurch. Benchurch is in the country Malcolm had never been there before.