The Birth of Eric Gregory

Eric was born at 01:50 on the 20^th of June 2008. The evening before (18^th June) we went to a party in London with Michael and Camilla at the Rectory. Dr Dennes had just examined Jennifer and said that it was probably another week to go, so we walked home until we found a taxi. And the next day I went down to Knightstone Manor, while Jennifer remained with Riza, who had come to help and be Eric’s nanny.

But in the evening Riza called Knightstone and told me that Jen was in labour. I jumped in the car and drove, faster than any time before or afterwards, and came to Portland hospital an hour before Eric would be borne. And Jennifer had only been at the hospital a few hours before he appeared into this new world.