They gather for an evening of whist. I am banished to another room to watch the telly. All through the evening there are periods of intense silence. An energy of concentration emanating from the lounge. Suddenly I know a round is complete when Eileen's distinctive laugh could be heard and quickly followed by a raucous noise of delight and disappointment from the others depending on who had won that hand. Then time for a drink and nibbles and infectious laughter and joy before the silence returned. There is silence here on earth now but in another realm it just got a whole lot louder as the game once more is on x