Me: It’s wonderful to have Chris home again.
Nell: It certainly is.
Me: He loves our little House on the Corner.
Nell: I knew he would.
Me: And he’s looking forward to going on our walk.
Nell: Yes.
Me: Harriet lost her voice when she saw him and could only squeak.
Nell: Nigel shouldn’t be sitting in the yellow chair.
Me: Hang on a minute, we were talking about Harriet and Chris.
Nell: It’s my chair. It’s been away far too long and now it’s back and it’s mine.
Me: The thing is you need a little help getting on to it nowadays.
Nell: I know.
Me: So if we’re not around you might have to wait until we can help you.
Nell: And watch Nigel sitting in it?
Me: I’m afraid so.
Nell: David agrees with me.
Me: Dave doesn’t care. He hasn’t stopped bouncing around since Chris arrived.
Nell: The yellow chair is where I sit.
Me: He’s so happy to see Chris. Darling Big Brave Beautiful Boy.
Nell: Nigel needs to get out of that chair.
Me: I noticed the bunk beds were empty this morning.
Nell: Beauregard and Mrs King have gone for a stroll. They’ll be back before the school bus arrives.
Me: It was rather crowded at dinner. Nobody told me Roary would be joining us.
Nell: Lions love lasagne.
Me: I noticed.
Nell: Besides, Roary can’t be parted from his mother.
Me: You said one lion and one tiger. Not two lions and a tiger.
Nell: They bunked up together. You’ve nothing to complain about.
Me: The schoolchildren are going to have a dreadful shock this morning. They’re used to barking not roaring.
Nell: So is Chris. He’s still recovering from his stag weekend. You’d better go and warn him.
Me: Yes. Sorry.
