Matthew would like to thank the people below who may regularly have made one of the following noises:
A pair of clogs on wide floorboards, some constant whistling or singing, odd gurgles of concentration, driving noises in the background of a broken conversation, the snapping of a Rich Tea biscuit in half in Exeter, the stroking of a small wiry beard, two people laughing near to Aberdeen station, the prising open of an oyster in June, standing by a roundabout in Broadstairs, cleaning a Saab in Berlin, buying U-Bahn tickets, the throwing of a log on a fire in Whitstable, the huddling round a boiling kettle in Wharf Road. And thank you to all the people who so kindly supported this book.