A Load of Old Bones by Suzette A. Hill

Author:Suzette A. Hill
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9789085241522
Publisher: For the Benefit of Mr. Kite
Published: 2004-12-31T16:00:00+00:00

18

The Dog’s Diary

I’ve got used to being here now and quite like it. I miss my nightly walks with Bowler but the graveyard is good fun and F.O. lets me do more or less what I want. Things were much stricter with my other master. Maurice can be a bit trying of course but I’m learning to handle him. I was able to bring most of my treasures with me – my rubber ring, my bit of brown hairy blanket, the lead that I used to chew on when I was a puppy, and of course my special bone collection (which I keep in a very secret place!). At first I put the other things under the sacking in my basket and only took them out at night as I thought the vicar might notice and smell a rat. But I needn’t have bothered. He lives in a world of his own, and as long as he’s got his fags and his booze and can play that nice piano there’s not much that he sees. When I left Bowler’s house I couldn’t remember where I had put my ball, but F.O. has given me a brand new one. It’s got bells on and is JOLLY GOOD; but Maurice complains of course. He has a thing about bells. Bells and bones – they drive him mad!

Still, he did help me lug most of my stuff here when I moved in – although I had to keep dark about the bones otherwise the balloon would have burst all right! Had to wait till he was off mousing and then carry them in secretly. It took a long time and meant going back the next day as well, but I got them all here in the end. At first I put them in the crypt where Maurice had suggested I slept for the time being. One of his better ideas. As a matter of fact I’ve left a couple of spares in one of its corners just for emergencies but the best are ELSEWHERE.

I can do my baying in private in this place without anyone interrupting or ticking me off. It’s got a lovely echo. Don’t use it so much now because F.O. is used to me being around and the basket he’s given me in the kitchen is really comfy. But I still like to come down here, especially if it’s hot or when I need to do some thinking and work things out a bit. It’s got a very nice atmosphere.

Mind you, the vicar’s a bit rum. Don’t know if they’re all like that or whether it’s just F.O. Anyway I’m not complaining – he’s very nice and so forth – but there’s something not quite right there. If I say anything to Maurice he’ll probably disagree like he usually does. But I feel it in my bones – and I do know a thing or two about bones. You can generally rely on them. Still, I’m not a dog to make trouble, unless I get bored of course, and there’s not much chance of that.

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