AUgh, do yer reckon that flippin' snake's munching on rats
[email protected] ALet's hope so Uncle Paddy, wouldn't do for him to starve to death in there would
[email protected] AI tell yer what lad, yer getting tougher by the minute,@ remarked Paddy, Ahow'd you like to have rat for
[email protected] he mimicked Liz, ADavey come on in yer rat's going
[email protected] They both sat on the bed and laughed. The laughter stopped when Davey suddenly asked, AIf the Shaman is here. You know, in our time, like now. Then he must have used this helmet to fly around Carnatic
[email protected] Paddy chewed his lip, AWell that's what the old man reckons lad but I don't have much faith in him, I mean if he didn't know whether the dagger would kill the Shyman and he has to let these fellers in Toledo have a go at him then he doesn't know all there is to know does
[email protected] AYou're right in what you're saying Uncle Paddy but I think the old man's right in what he's saying as
[email protected] AWell look at it this way lad, who else could have used the helmet when you was up at Carnatic? Maybe me old girl slipped in here and stuck it on when we wasn't lookin'
[email protected] They both returned to their laughter. AYer'd have had sommat to be scared about then, watching her flyin' towards
[email protected] They broke out into fresh howls.
Next door Mrs Murtagh stood with her ear pressed to a glass on the wall, listening to their every word.
Davey was the first to calm down sufficiently to speak, AI'm going to go and see about getting some money on this treasure tomorrow Uncle
[email protected] AYer may as well lad, it's not doing anything sat under the bed like that. Now, should we get our heads down and get some
[email protected] AAre you feeling tired Uncle Paddy, if you're
[email protected] ANo, not me, I'm fine. Can't wait to see what happens next, never had so much fun since me Auntie Nelly sat on a cow-pat when we stopped for a picnic on the way back from
[email protected] Mrs Murtagh smiled at the memory of the charabanc trip, Paddy had only been a little boy but it must have stuck in his mind.
AHere goes then Uncle Pad,@ said Davey as he put the helmet back on.