Bryony Bell Tops the Bill (2013)
“When he saw her, he gave Bryony such a sympathetic look that she nearly burst into tears all over again. Putting the shoe brush back in the box by his side, he wiped his dungarees and patted his knee. Bryony perched precariously on it, leaning on his shiny little bald patch to balance herself.
Talk about being in the doghouse, Bryony,’ Big Bob sighed. ‘Didn’t expect your mum to go looking at the Special Expenses Account this week.’ ‘Do I really twist you round my little finger, Dad?’ Bryony ask...ed suddenly, hooking her pinkie under Big Bob’s shirt collar and tugging. ‘Did I really wheedle at you till you got me the Vipers?’ Big Bob patted Bryony’s back and smiled.
‘Not a bit of it, lass,’ he assured her. Then he lowered his voice. ‘Just between you and me and the potting compost,’ he whispered, ‘I sometimes think The Singing Bells go a bit over the score, so to speak.
‘The little ‘uns are really mad at me, Dad,’ Bryony said. ‘It’s like they think I’m a traitor.’ She gave a long sigh.MoreLess
Talk about being in the doghouse, Bryony,’ Big Bob sighed. ‘Didn’t expect your mum to go looking at the Special Expenses Account this week.’ ‘Do I really twist you round my little finger, Dad?’ Bryony ask...ed suddenly, hooking her pinkie under Big Bob’s shirt collar and tugging. ‘Did I really wheedle at you till you got me the Vipers?’ Big Bob patted Bryony’s back and smiled.
‘Not a bit of it, lass,’ he assured her. Then he lowered his voice. ‘Just between you and me and the potting compost,’ he whispered, ‘I sometimes think The Singing Bells go a bit over the score, so to speak.
‘The little ‘uns are really mad at me, Dad,’ Bryony said. ‘It’s like they think I’m a traitor.’ She gave a long sigh.MoreLess
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