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And then I had to walk back slowly to Mr Cohen’s house
and let this bloke follow me.

You see, Daniel, said Mr Cohen,
I can’t let David do it.
It would be too obvious.
Everyone round here knows that he’s got lots of sisters,
but you’re new round here.
You’ll look strange,
but nobody will know why you’re doing such a job.

Strange – I’d look strange all right.
The way that they’d worked out that this bloke would spot me
was that I’d be carrying a jar of water!
The women would have a field day.
A man carrying water?
I could hear them now:
‘What’s the matter son? Is your girlfriend allergic to the wet stuff?’
‘Away my bonnie lad, let me carry your jar for you and I’ll show you how
my muscles work!’
And those would be the polite ones!

Well, I can’t say I’m looking forward to tomorrow,
but a job’s a job;
and if I wear something that I can get rid of afterwards,
maybe no one will ever know
that it was me.

Ruth Burgess

Mark 14:13–16