In the sun dappled Ashdown Forest, smaller trees are
occasionally to be seen encased in honeysuckle, and others in roses.
A woman seated at a bus stop in Acre Lane opens a small
handbag and pulls forth a large mirror with a black plastic frame that exactly
fits in to it. She turns her head very slowly
from side to side for a minute whilst holding the mirror perfectly still. It has two cracks, widthways and length ways
which cross near the centre, and the four segments are non-aligned. I can guess what she sees but have no idea
what she is looking for.
Before leaving work, I approach Mick, probably the best
Irishman that ever drew breath, and shyly beg to ask a question of an unusually
personal and intimate nature.
“Is it
true that you have had your body tattooed all over with shamrocks ?”
In less than a second he replies, “Not
entirely !”
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