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A moment of silence

Chris Hall59 Comments

Paris Photographer – Louis Paulin

A moment later, Inspector Clouseau said, ‘em stepping out with my pheune,’ (meaning a phone, they gathered), he popped back to say, ‘don’t move.’

The red-headed woman stared after Clouseau, as he left the shed and closed it firmly; she then stared at all her friends, she wondered what might happen, and she wondered who would speak first, while she began to fidget a bit.

It was Francis who spoke: ‘Today is going to be a milestone,’ he said gravely, as he looked around and nobody else spoke, as that last shed seemed to echo around that particular shelf, ‘we will need a strategy, a plan and a plot no doubt, we will need to set out some rules, as well.’

‘Hold on,’ said Joan, ‘how do we know all those diamonds are real, kosher, genuine… you know what I’m saying,’ – ‘real I’m sure,’ grinned Scatty, ‘although, legitimate is a completely different kettle of fish,’ – then The Old One said, ‘sorry, why are we talking about fish again?’ – and then Mr Cushing said, ‘yes, why are we talking about fish, surely we were talking about escargots?’

Meanwhile, one of the gargoyles muttered, ‘they’ve lost the plot,’ as the two of them edged closer to that particular shelf, they looked at each other and grinned, then they looked back at those bright and beautiful diamonds.

The two of them glanced to the far end of the shed, and then they looked at the main electrical fuse just beyond, they both winked.

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59 thoughts on “A moment of silence”

  9. Oh my, Chris, …I love Clouseau, … and sorry, I’ve played the video again and again, I think I’ve worn it out… …I’ve been so caught up in his antics, …laughing, definitely laughing, …Sellers was a genuine comedy genius, … erm… fish diamonds? …and winking, twice,… Happy New Year wishes to you, my friend, …💙🤗

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  17. two favorite parts of this Six:

    “…one of the gargoyles muttered, ‘they’ve lost the plot,’ as the two of them edged closer to that particular shelf” lol

    the (whats the word for writing so the Reader hears the actual pronunciation, rather than the ‘correct’ spelling?) in this case:

    “…em stepping out with my pheune“

    perfect. excellent ear, Chris

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  18. The gargoyles are engaging in their usual hijinks, I see. Alright! (what gargoyle worth his salt wouldn’t be, lol)
    A fun scene, Chris and… I laughed out loud watching Peter Sellers swing from the parallel bars down the staircase 🤣

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    • Yep, just six sentences for this, although a little leeway is allowed in different people talking. I’m glad you remember Clouseau, a brilliant fun guy! More laughter to come. Thanks so much, Diana.

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