Me: He did it! A landslide victory for our Big Brave Beautiful Boy.
Nell: Keep your voice down, please. Some of us are still trying to sleep.
Me: It’s all over the papers this morning. David Martin is the Mayor of Kingsbridge.
Nell: Yes, I know. I was there.
Me: Tell me again what happened.
Nell: I’m afraid Lionel doesn’t come out of this very well.
Me: So, it wasn’t an accident that he took the real Barberino?
Nell: No. He says the Beefies left him no choice but that might be an excuse.
Me: You think?
Nell: That’s what I just said. Anyway, when the Beefies forced The Great Barberino on stage he launched into a Song for David.
Me: I don’t know that one.
Nell: Of course you don’t. He made it up there and then.
Me: How clever.
Nell: It was all about our David and how everyone should vote for him. So they did.
Me: What did the Beefies do?
Nell: They were about to attack The Great Barberino when his bodyguards sprang into action.
Me: What bodyguards?
Nell: Henry and Horst.
Me: How did they get there?
Nell: On his hat. Do keep up.
Me: What could they do? They’re only small.
Nell: They sounded the insect alarm.
Me: I beg your pardon?
Nell: The wasps arrived first, followed by horseflies, bluebottles and a whole army of stinging ants.
Me: They hurt.
Nell: Yes, they do. They encircled The Great Barberino until the Royal Owl Force arrived.
Me: I didn’t know Owl Pacino was involved.
Nell: He’s always involved. Even Walter Pigeon stepped in at one point which really impressed David because they don’t always see eye to eye.
Me: They do when they’re playing Cowardy Custard.
Nell: I was speaking figuratively.
Me: Yes. Sorry.
