Luck of the Bodkins
“Indeed, he looked for an instant like a man who has run into a lamp-post. But he was in a mood of sunny benevolence towards all men and decided to overlook the brusquerie.
'Good morning, Mr Llewellyn,' he said cheerily. 'I hear you want to see me. About Bodkin again, I suppose? Mr Llewellyn,’ he explained to Reggie, beaming upon his worried junior, 'has got it into his head for some reason that Monty Bodkin would make a good picture actor.' This amazing statement succeeded in diverting Reggie's... mind from its fraternal solicitude.
'What!' he cried. 'Monty?' 'Yes,' said Ambrose, laughing heartily. 'Can you imagine? He wants to make poor old Monty a star.' ‘Well, I'm dashed.' 'I shouldn't think Monty has ever acted in his life, has he?' ·Not that I know of.' 'Oh, yes, now I come to remember, he told me he had once - at his first kindergarten.' 'Ill bet he was a flop.’ 'I expect so. Extraordinary, isn't it?’ 'It's inexplicable.’ Mr Llewellyn broke in on this brotherly duologue. He would have done so earlier, but had had a little difficulty with his vocal cords.MoreLess
'Good morning, Mr Llewellyn,' he said cheerily. 'I hear you want to see me. About Bodkin again, I suppose? Mr Llewellyn,’ he explained to Reggie, beaming upon his worried junior, 'has got it into his head for some reason that Monty Bodkin would make a good picture actor.' This amazing statement succeeded in diverting Reggie's... mind from its fraternal solicitude.
'What!' he cried. 'Monty?' 'Yes,' said Ambrose, laughing heartily. 'Can you imagine? He wants to make poor old Monty a star.' ‘Well, I'm dashed.' 'I shouldn't think Monty has ever acted in his life, has he?' ·Not that I know of.' 'Oh, yes, now I come to remember, he told me he had once - at his first kindergarten.' 'Ill bet he was a flop.’ 'I expect so. Extraordinary, isn't it?’ 'It's inexplicable.’ Mr Llewellyn broke in on this brotherly duologue. He would have done so earlier, but had had a little difficulty with his vocal cords.MoreLess
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