Casper Candlewacks in the Time Travelling Toaster by Ivan Brett

Author:Ivan Brett
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Published: 2012-11-27T16:00:00+00:00

“Your own hand?”

The gentleman grinned a grin that was bewilderingly familiar, and held out his hand for Casper to see.

Casper recognised that hand.

“Two freckles and a scar from the pigeons,” the gentleman said. “Nice to meet me.”

Casper looked at his own palm, and then up at the gentleman’s face, and gasped.

“But… you’re me!” cried Young Casper.

“As are you,” chuckled Old Casper.

“Of course I am!” answered Young Casper.

“Well, we both are,” answered Old Casper.

“What about me?” asked the stouter gentleman.

“No,” croaked Old Casper. “You’re not.”

“Who am I, then?” The stouter gentleman looked confused.

“You’re Lamp.”

“Am I?” He groaned as he leant down to check the nametag on his sock. “So I am.”

Young Casper stared wide-eyed at the old version of Lamp. “Look at your wrinkles!”

Lamp peered at Young Casper through the thickest pair of spectacles known to mankind. “Who’s that, then?”

“That’s me,” said Old Casper.

“Is it?” The stouter gentleman took off his spectacles and gave them a wipe. “Have you cut your hair?”

“This is amazing,” muttered Young Casper. “So you two must be… cor… a hundred and eleven? That’s old.”

Old Casper closed his eyes. “I remember saying that.”

“Do you?”

“Oh yes. About a hundred years ago now.”

“And sort of five seconds ago as well, I suppose,” said Young Casper.

Old Casper nodded. “Oh, that too. I hope you’re remembering all this.”

“Why? Should I be?” Young Casper considered getting a pen.

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