This came to mind when considering the unlikely alliteration “realty reality”
Sensible goes back a lifetime to see the comedian mimicking the parent “you stand there with your knickers all torn and say you found the sixpence”. the audience sniggers.
He moves a lifetime ahead and sees the young historian’s review of all three parts
“What a shame a young man’s redemption sold for sexpence” is said with a wry smile.
there’s a thought mutters Smith.
“They’re allowed room for a view”
NO NEED TO SAY WHAT BROUGHT THIS TO MIND.
The gift, (called for by the people and sought for by their, democratically selected leader), is brought back and offered to the mob.
“Can’t say we can accept it.”
“Can’t say we can reject it,”
“Tell you what here’s one of our own”
There’s a thought muttered Smith.
“It will be nicely wrapped up but there’s “one to be wary of”
In more urgent mood perhaps ”another one to be wary of”
THIS WAS BROUUGHT TO MIND WHEN THERE WAS YET ANOTHER DEBATE ATTACKING THE CIGARETTE INDUSTRY WHICH HAD PROVIDED CAREER AND PENSION.
Smith was in the bathroom but had given up his Pavarotti daydream due to the particularly unkind remarks of Jones his neighbour two houses down. Instead he had taken to imagined interviews with the great and the good. They all knew him by name of course and he bathed in the reflected glory.
“I say” he said to the great man “do you dislike Blacks“. Only for a very short time was there any hint of tension before he replied; “Certainly, Sensible old man, almost as much as I dislike Whites”. Smith thought the word “almost” quite Churchillian for the great man to show his humanity in this way. The locals, of course, thought it quite Mandellian
There’s a thought muttered Smith
“Labels are bad for your health”
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