Cat Burglar in Training
““Give the man a prize,” I snapped. Father took a deep breath, no doubt ready to lay down the law about what good cat burglars did and didn’t do. I was in no mood for lectures. “Sit. Please.” I gestured for Ben and Hannah to take seats in front of the desk beside Father.
After deliberation, I’d decided to have the meeting in the office, and I wasn’t above using subtle power plays. I sat at the other side of the huge oak desk, a blank paper pad in front of me and a pen in my right hand ready to t...ake notes.
“Right,” I said. “A list of bills. Hannah?” She handed me a wad of invoices. I flicked through them, trying not to wince at the totals. The mobile phone bill was particularly high. “Ben?” He handed over four invoices. “Father?”
Sullenly, he handed over a pile of invoices. One or two looked as if he’d rescued them from the rubbish. I studied them, partially anesthetized to the amounts now. “Is this all?”
“Yes,” Father said.
“I can’t see an invoice from Beauchamp.”MoreLess
After deliberation, I’d decided to have the meeting in the office, and I wasn’t above using subtle power plays. I sat at the other side of the huge oak desk, a blank paper pad in front of me and a pen in my right hand ready to t...ake notes.
“Right,” I said. “A list of bills. Hannah?” She handed me a wad of invoices. I flicked through them, trying not to wince at the totals. The mobile phone bill was particularly high. “Ben?” He handed over four invoices. “Father?”
Sullenly, he handed over a pile of invoices. One or two looked as if he’d rescued them from the rubbish. I studied them, partially anesthetized to the amounts now. “Is this all?”
“Yes,” Father said.
“I can’t see an invoice from Beauchamp.”MoreLess
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