Gently Sahib
“Both reports were entirely negative, but of course, Gently was expected to listen!
While over his head Perkins kept expostulating and Bradfield chimed in his amazement and incredulity.
‘We’d better be careful about this, Perky . . .’ ‘No, I’m positive – it’s the expression! He’s got a little beard, now, and a moustache, but a man can’t alter his expressions.’ ‘. . . he simply faded out from Kensington, chief. A man called Beevor took over the practice . . .’ ‘You’d expect he’d try to alter his ...appearance, after all . . .’ ‘We don’t want to stir up trouble locally . . .’ For five minutes the babel went on, then Gently hung up and everyone fell silent.
Perkins, red in the face, was staring bulbously at the lino; Bradfield tapped his foot, wore a doubting expression.
‘Well . . . ?’ Perkins swallowed. ‘May I see the picture again?’ Gently produced it and they all clustered round. Plainly nobody else was prepared to go nap on it, though Kennet kept nodding his head cautiously.MoreLess
While over his head Perkins kept expostulating and Bradfield chimed in his amazement and incredulity.
‘We’d better be careful about this, Perky . . .’ ‘No, I’m positive – it’s the expression! He’s got a little beard, now, and a moustache, but a man can’t alter his expressions.’ ‘. . . he simply faded out from Kensington, chief. A man called Beevor took over the practice . . .’ ‘You’d expect he’d try to alter his ...appearance, after all . . .’ ‘We don’t want to stir up trouble locally . . .’ For five minutes the babel went on, then Gently hung up and everyone fell silent.
Perkins, red in the face, was staring bulbously at the lino; Bradfield tapped his foot, wore a doubting expression.
‘Well . . . ?’ Perkins swallowed. ‘May I see the picture again?’ Gently produced it and they all clustered round. Plainly nobody else was prepared to go nap on it, though Kennet kept nodding his head cautiously.MoreLess
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