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A NEW MODEL
Betsy Hedgehog’s booming voice echoed around the garden: ‘Get rid of it now, Sam. I’m not joking. My coffee morning customers will be arriving at any minute and the chairs haven’t been put out yet. Any more nonsense like this and I will sell up and move to Barns Wood!’
Sam hauled the doll into the bushes and dropped it down by the boundary fence. He covered it with leaves before setting off to the delicatessen with Paris to deliver a box of trout and cranberry quiche.
Badger sat outside the shop enjoying a hot drink and a pasty. ‘We need to see you,’ said Sam firmly. ‘Don’t move from that spot.’
A few moments later, Sam reappeared with Paris and a