He didn't have to remember the Gettysburg Address Lookout, just the time his father called him, the time he called police and Julie and in what order. If he was stressed by the call, he'd have dialled 999, if he didn't think it was that urgent, why would he be stressed?
I didn't mention stressed,as at the point the phone rang,he wouldn't have been stressed at not knowing there was anything to be stressed about. A call at that hour of the morning is disorientating if you'd been in a deep sleep,especially if as Jeremy had had a heavy day in the fields.
There is far more to human behaviour than saying what you as an individual would have done. If you were expecting such a call,then you would be more organised and less confused, at any time of the day or night and would be prepared.
Receiving a call like that in the early hours WOULD leave someone confused to the point that the caller would be asked to repeat their message to make sure you got it right.
Those who were older than Jeremy at the time,would realise that receiving a call at that hour is usually an accident or death,particularly death as 3am is when the normal body is at its lowest ebb,and as I'd said,if death had been imminent,then a call at such a time would have been the norm.
It's alright saying what each of us had done under the circumstances,but an unexpected ( which it was ) call would send most of us in a spin. It would take a good 5 minutes to gather your senses as well as getting over the initial shock.
The way Jeremy was brought up dictated how he reacted to his father's call-----------no panic. Neville was a level-headed man and was the calming influence in the family.I'd imagine he thought things out before he made a move and managed things his way before calling for drastic measures,thus why he himself didn't initially ring the police.
I tend to study the people involved rather than jump into anything feet first. We're all individuals and act differently under pressure.
