The Grin of the Dark
“They kept saying they weren't the police, to which I could only retort that they shouldn't act as if they were. Once I'd had enough of that routine I was reduced to peering at my watch until the mime attracted the attention of one of the uniformed men. At least, I thought it did, although he homed in on my other wrist. 'Show me that, please, sir.' No doubt I shouldn't have attempted to joke. 'Haven't you seen enough of me?' I said, since they'd taken my clothes as well as the suitcase.
He frowned at the remark and then at my wrist. His even bulkier colleague joined in as a preamble to asking 'What's your explanation for this, sir?' 'I hurt it on the handle of my case before some bloody fool broke it. Maybe it's infected. I'd better see a doctor.' 'That isn't an infection, sir. We've seen things like it before.' The reddened remnants of a circle with a gleeful face inside it did indeed resemble something else – a brand? I was about to ask what they thought it recalled when the lesser b...ut more sharply voiced man said 'Is that your explanation, sir?' 'If you mean the clown, all right, I know you do, I got it here.' Both men seemed to grow instantly heavier, and so did the larger one's voice.MoreLess
He frowned at the remark and then at my wrist. His even bulkier colleague joined in as a preamble to asking 'What's your explanation for this, sir?' 'I hurt it on the handle of my case before some bloody fool broke it. Maybe it's infected. I'd better see a doctor.' 'That isn't an infection, sir. We've seen things like it before.' The reddened remnants of a circle with a gleeful face inside it did indeed resemble something else – a brand? I was about to ask what they thought it recalled when the lesser b...ut more sharply voiced man said 'Is that your explanation, sir?' 'If you mean the clown, all right, I know you do, I got it here.' Both men seemed to grow instantly heavier, and so did the larger one's voice.MoreLess
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