Saying goodbye to Mike

For my philosophy tutor, Mike Inwood. This is what I read at his memorial last weekend.

When I first arrived at the staircase where Mike’s room was for my interview, I sat in an awkwardly placed chair waiting for him to arrive. He mumbled something, signalling that I should follow him up into his room. Already he stooped and held the banister on the way up. And when we were both through the door, he exclaimed “Oh! They’ve given me a new ch…