Time for another great Gransnet story!

When he felt as if his chest was going to burst....

he collapsed into the arms of

A mysteriously veiled young woman

She offered him safety in her ample bosom

... whereupon rummaging about he found a little purple box containing ...

'a pill that gave everlasting life. However, there were certain conditions attached, so he-

Because he was worried he was going to miss the next press conference, and his arch enemy Jeremy was waiting in the wings ready to sabotage his carefully thought out plans to help the economy.

..a French letter. Mon Dieu what is this for he exclaimed !....

Sorry, missed a page!

Oh no I was too late I x posted and I thought I was being so clever but couldn’t remember how to spell Dieu
?

He was very naive, he had lived a sheltered life.

Sorry about the dashes, don't know what happened there!

"Come with me" whispered the woman through her veil "and I will explain all." She led him

And as if by magic everyone was sparkly clean just a little sticky. The gin was just a small stretch away

He wondered who this woman could be, who had magically cleaned everything, even though cleaning products were in short supply. Could it be Kim or Aggie?

Hopefully Aggie, he thought, as he had always found her strangely hypnotic, particularly when she..

Donned her Marigolds and whipped out her feather duster.

Throwing her high heels across the room, startled him, he glanced at the window just in time to spot..

Well, she did not explain all and it was a cruel ruse to get him to ...

One St Bernard repeatedly gestured to a gadget around its neck.”Press here” was inscribed. A dishevelled figure obeyed the instruction. Immediately the strains of “ Happy birthday “ duetted by Boris & Carrie offended the air waves... twice.

"No-oo" he screamed but resistance was useless. The hypnosis was working and he began frantically washing his hands as the woman

As

Slowly and purposefully walked towards him, waving her .....

Tambourine, and singing a rather rousing rendition of "you can stand under my umbrella, eh eh eh eh" (and all that jazz)

He edged slowly back, his feet stumbling because his shoes were too big..

Tragically he had put on his snow shoes, just before the snow melted, with no snow he now clomped around, all attempts at secrecy long forgotten he grasped the door handle and pulled..........

But-disaster- the handle came away in his hand! He was trapped!