[MaC] Around the Bar

Jade jadethe2nd at yahoo.com
Fri Dec 24 05:24:58 EST 2004


--- Brenda McCartney <windeaglebjm at yahoo.com> wrote:

> 
> --- Mrfury28 at aol.com wrote:
> 
> > Then she turned to Hodges. "Could I get a large
> brandy?" she asked.
> > She 
> > smiled at the other guests in the bar area and was
> dismayed to find
> > that this 
> > required more effort than usual. 
> > 
> > "Of course." Unperturbed, Hodges filled a snifter
> half full.  "There
> > you are, 
> > miss."

"Thank you, Mr Hodges." She pulled the drink towards
her and gazed down at it thoughtfully.

> 
> Cyril turned to Tabitha.  "Good evening, Mrs. Rosen.
>  How's the lad
> doing out in Somerset?" he asked in a grandfatherly
> way.
> 

"Good evening!" said Tabitha. "Thank you for asking.
He's doing all right, but he does have some problems
with the language, especially with the strong accents
some of the locals have. I thought about bringing him
back for Hanukkah and the New Year, but in the end I
decided not to risk it. Knowing the Germans, they'll
probably bomb the whole city to the ground on
Christmas Day," she continued rather bitterly.


		
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