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Those people talking on the phone really sounded scary - I hope I never have to meet them. What do you think we should do next? Will it all work out all right, do you think?’
‘Too many questions, fledgeling Ronnie, we have control - we progress - have many ideas. We all must do - that which we feel is correct.’
Saffron sensed that the bird was repressing his excitement, he kept flying from branch to branch and hopping sideways. Maybe there was something he hadn’t told her, but she didn’t have the time to hang around trying to prise secrets from an alien, feathered midget. She wanted to have a bareback gallop on her pony and get home in good time to watch Athol and Patrick on T.V.
The T.V. was already on when she walked through the front door. That was really unusual, because Tom and Angie loathed what they called mindless background noise. If the T.V. or radio were left running when no one was in the room they would threaten and yell until the culprit came and turned it off. Ear- splitting music was different - there was plenty of that in their house.
Tom had been working on his bikes the whole afternoon, so he hadn’t cooked dinner. They all made their own sandwiches and sat down to watch the programme. News ‘n Views was a daily current affairs show; it dealt with interesting issues from all over the land. They watched items about a country high- school that couldn’t find enough teachers, a club that was trying to stop people with dark skin becoming members and a