Those were beautiful memories to cherish forever. I say again, how many teen boys would enjoy going to grannie's for such a long period ? Or at all with parents ??
It wasn't unlike my early married life with visits at Christmas to my in-laws in their big house, then when I had the children, them sliding down all the bannisters or getting a tray and sliding down the stairs. Then the games, and hide and seek which the children played in all the nooks and crannies of a Victorian house.
This would all have reflected on Jeremy's state of mind which is why he's been able to withstand all these years imprisoned. Things now are certainly not as he'd left them all those years ago as it's not the same world he'd been used to. I feel so much sorrow for him and the way he's been treated. Let's hope that there's some joy for him in 2022.