Me: Harriet seems extremely focused.
Nell: All food is meant to be shared and tested.
Me: I’m not so sure about that.
Nell: Kev ate a whole scotch egg.
Me: Good. I’m glad he’s got his appetite back.
Nell: It wasn’t one of Poppy’s.
Me: Are you sure? It must have been.
Nell: Kev says it came from Barks and Spencer.
Me: He loves those. They are his favourites. Don’t tell Poppy I said that.
Nell: How did he get it? He hasn’t been out of the house.
Me: True. I wonder who got it for him.
Nell: Exactly. What if it was a Beefy?
Me: Kev would never ask a Beefy to do his shopping.
Nell: What if the Beefy offered?
Me: Most unlikely, but possible I suppose.
Nell: What if the Beefy said it got the scotch eggs from Barks, but in reality it just picked up some out of date ones from a bin?
Me: You can tell the difference, Nell.
Nell: Yes, and that’s why Harriet was supposed to try it.
Me: Kev can tell the difference.
Nell: Can he though, in his present weakened state?
Me: It’s funny he only had one, because the scotch eggs are usually in packs of two and he always shares the second one.
Nell: David had the other one.
Me: Well then. It’s been shared and tested.
Nell: But David isn’t on testing duty today. Harriet is.
Me: It will be an honest mistake. You know how my darling Big Brave Beautiful Boy loves to help. Did you ask him about it?
Nell: Yes.
Me: What did he say?
Nell: ‘What scotch egg?’
Me: Oh dear.
Nell: David had completely forgotten he’d eaten it.
Me: Yes. You all do that.
Nell: I beg your pardon?
Me: It’s true. Sorry.
