Grimble at Christmas (6 page)

"Well, we don't want the burglars to know
everything," said his mother.

"And the cardboard box," said Grimble, "the one
we brought home from the shops. What was in
that?"

"Washing powder," said his mother, "2p off."

Grimble ordered ice cream, but as he had
eaten too much soup and chicken and onions he
could not finish the ice cream, so the Italian waiter
said, "As it is very near Christmas let me wrap
it up and put in some more and you can take it
home and have it for tea."

It really was going to be a super Christmas.