Me: What are Poppy and Dave doing in the activity field and why is Poppy dancing?
Nell: There have been rumours of secret meetings and new evidence has come to light.
Me: How exciting. Is it to do with the Christmas Market Committee?
Nell: Why would you mention the committee?
Me: You said there had been some friction amongst committee members recently.
Nell: I didn’t say that. My friend Dorothy did. Some of the committee aren’t happy about the Whippets Institute running the cake stall.
Me: Why?
Nell: All biscuits have been removed.
Me: So was Harriet successful?
Nell: Actually it wasn’t Harriet. Rupert had a quiet word with them.
Me: Good for him. He’s such a persuasive wolf.
Nell: Yes. As soon as they heard about the dangers they agreed to remove them.
Me: What a relief.
Nell: Unfortunately it is only one stall. Other members of the committee see it as denying them Freedom to Taste.
Me: Oh dear.
Nell: Poppy didn’t help by threatening them with her sword. Rooks don’t take kindly to threats.
Me: Rooks? I didn’t know there were rooks on the committee.
Nell: Everyone is represented. Henry and Horst are on there too and Oliver.
Me: Oliver? Is there a large opossum community in Kingsbridge?
Nell: There might be. Anyway, Olive the Other Reindeer has given him her vote. She’s far too busy at this time of year.
Me: I hope Timothy is represented too.
Nell: Owl Pacino has his vote. Anyway, how did we get on to this?
Me: Poppy and Dave are sniffing out secret meetings.
Nell: Oh yes. I suppose you could be right. Either way we suspect biscuits are involved. Crumbs were found in the grass.
Me: Crunchy crumbs?
Nell: It’s been raining. You can’t expect crunch.
Me: No. Sorry.
