Pilgrim Soul
“There would be no papers till the 4th because of the way Ne’erday fell on the Wednesday followed by a second bank holiday and a slack Friday.
My first draft of the article spelling out Dragan’s foul background and impersonation of the real Galdakis prompted a meeting in Eddie’s office. Sandy stood gangly in the corner with his arms folded. I sat in front of Eddie’s desk and Eddie glowered at me over the top of his paper piles.
‘Ah mean it’s good stuff, Brodie. Don’t get me wrong. It’s just awfi...e . . . ?’ ‘Awfully what, Eddie?’ ‘Dreich. Can we no’ get a bit o’ cheer in? Ah mean it’s Ne’erday the morn. Nothing to look forward to?’ ‘I hear Iron Brew’s going back on the shelves.’ ‘Ah never missed it. But a’ this stuff about the concentration camps again. There’s enough o’ that on Pathé News, is there no’? When will it a’ stop?’ ‘When there’s no more horrors coming out of the woodwork, I suppose. Until then, what should we do about it?MoreLess
My first draft of the article spelling out Dragan’s foul background and impersonation of the real Galdakis prompted a meeting in Eddie’s office. Sandy stood gangly in the corner with his arms folded. I sat in front of Eddie’s desk and Eddie glowered at me over the top of his paper piles.
‘Ah mean it’s good stuff, Brodie. Don’t get me wrong. It’s just awfi...e . . . ?’ ‘Awfully what, Eddie?’ ‘Dreich. Can we no’ get a bit o’ cheer in? Ah mean it’s Ne’erday the morn. Nothing to look forward to?’ ‘I hear Iron Brew’s going back on the shelves.’ ‘Ah never missed it. But a’ this stuff about the concentration camps again. There’s enough o’ that on Pathé News, is there no’? When will it a’ stop?’ ‘When there’s no more horrors coming out of the woodwork, I suppose. Until then, what should we do about it?MoreLess
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