Me: I just love the way the puppies are together.
Nell; They’re not puppies.
Me: Dave gently resting his head on Harriet’s back thinking deep thoughts.
Nell: There’s nothing gentle about it and David will be thinking about bacon.
Me: I know his head is heavy, Nell, but he rests it on her ever so gently and we all think about bacon occasionally.
Nell: True.
Me: And besides, Harriet doesn’t mind him resting on her at all.
Nell: He’d better not try it with me or Poppy.
Me: He knows you have arthritis, Nell and Poppy is a free spirit. She doesn’t like to be pinned down.
Nell: Talking of pinning down, PC Panda is interviewing Kev today.
Me: Oh dear.
Nell: Kev’s not going to be able to tap his nose at him. He will be expecting proper answers.
Me: Will Sally be sitting in on the interview?
Nell: Why should she?
Me: There’s no way Kev would have done all this without a reason and the only one I can think of is that Sally told him to do it for some reason.
Nell: You’ve lost me.
Me: I think Kev might be pretending to be a Baddy.
Nell: Best not to speculate. Miss Maple’s Boys say Kev could have borrowed the chauffeur’s hat from Mr Giggles.
Me: What does Mr Giggles say?
Nell: He just laughs.
Me: I hate that laugh. It’s horrid.
Nell: So do I. And those teeth.
Me: He really needs to get them cleaned.
Nell: Personally, I wouldn’t borrow anything from Mr Giggles.
Me: Are we being a bit hyenaist? He can’t help who he is.
Nell: Maybe. Lionel says he has a heart of gold under that rough exterior.
Me: I wouldn’t believe a word Lionel says.
Nell: Don’t start.
Me: Sorry.
