23/32 He was a funny 'un to look at; as round in the back as a turtle and he walked with his head stuck forward like a goose." "What made you think he had been drinking ?" "Well, he wasn't as steady as he might have been on his pins. But he wasn't drunk, you know. Only a bit wobbly on the plates." "And the lady; what was she like ?" "I couldn't see much of her because her head was wrapped up in a sort of woollen veil. But I should say she wasn't a chicken. Might have been about the same age as the gent, but I couldn't swear to that. |