[MaC] Interviewing Fitzroy

[Brenda McCartney]

--- Mel Mason <goldfired at oxmust.co.uk> wrote:

> >> > Despite this being his own loo in his own flat, Cyril actually
> >> backed
> >> > away from the stairs and moved toward the chair where Marty
> Fitzroy
> >> had
> >> > been sitting moments before.  He picked up Fitzroy's teacup and
> >> > sniffed, trying to detect anything that did not smell like tea. 
> He
> >> > looked at Florence inquiringly.
> >> >>
> >>
> >> There seemed to be a greyish sediment at the bottom of Fitzroy's
> cup
> >> -
> >> although there was no smell.  Florence simply stared back at him,
> >> bewildered.
> >>
> >> "What is it, Cyril?" she asked.
> >
> > Almost frantically, Cyril grabbed an empty cup and poured more tea
> out
> > of the pot.  As he stared into the cup to see if it looked the same
> as
> > Fitzroy's, he asked Florence, "Is this the same tea you served the
> > others, dear?"
> >
> 
> "No," said Florence.  "This is a new pot.  The old one was all
> finsihed. so 
> I poured away the dregs, pu the tea leaves in the drainer, and made a
> fesh 
> pot with new leaves."
> 
> There was certainly no redisue in this cup.
> 
> However, several people in the room might be surprised to learn that
> the 
> Beamans could be so extravagent with their tea ... most people made
> the 
> leaves do for several pots. 

Cyril turned to the others in the room.  "Best not to drink the tea
until we find out what happened to the Nazi," he said as he jerked his
thumb in the direction of the bathroom.  He stuffed his right hand in
his pocket and paused, glancing at each of the women in the room in
turn, before turning back to Florence.  "Come with me to the kitchen,
love.  Best bring the pot," he said as he lifted it off the tray.





		
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