Paddington Races Ahead
“Two of them were struggling with a large concrete plant pot, while a third, having made a frame with the forefinger and thumb of both hands, peered at them through the opening. For some reason it seemed to be giving him a great deal of pleasure.
She had intended checking the weather before she went shopping, but instead she called out to Mrs Bird.
“Come quickly!” she cried. “There are some men moving Henry’s begonias. That old concrete pot of his is already cracked. If it gets any worse and bre...aks in half, we shall never hear the last of it.”
Even as she spoke there was a momentary flash as the third man recorded the scene on a digital camera.
“Leave it to me,” called Mrs Bird grimly.
Pausing only to arm herself with a suitable weapon from the hall stand, she flung open the front door and confronted the intruders.
Although she didn’t actually shout ‘en garde’, her sudden appearance brandishing a rolled umbrella had the desired effect. The men froze in their tracks.
“Dear lady,”MoreLess
She had intended checking the weather before she went shopping, but instead she called out to Mrs Bird.
“Come quickly!” she cried. “There are some men moving Henry’s begonias. That old concrete pot of his is already cracked. If it gets any worse and bre...aks in half, we shall never hear the last of it.”
Even as she spoke there was a momentary flash as the third man recorded the scene on a digital camera.
“Leave it to me,” called Mrs Bird grimly.
Pausing only to arm herself with a suitable weapon from the hall stand, she flung open the front door and confronted the intruders.
Although she didn’t actually shout ‘en garde’, her sudden appearance brandishing a rolled umbrella had the desired effect. The men froze in their tracks.
“Dear lady,”MoreLess
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