Last time we were in our wonderful private library, Abel set off to look for a particular book in the catalogue. On the table next to the catalogue, there was a convenient desk for noting down the references, with some scraps of paper to save you writing on the back of your hand.
When he brought back the book, we noticed that the scrap paper once used to be some sort of a circular, a report from a meeting or something similar. It had half-phrases clipped off mid-word, but still making sense.
I imagined picking up one of these innocent-looking scraps to find something along the lines of –
“Unfortunately, all warnings have proved ineffectu…
required to administer six-of-the-best with a senio…
have received the necessary consent form from M…
witnesses.”
It would have taken some pain-staking work to recreate the full circular, but I’m sure I wouldn’t have been able to resist.
How badly do you want to type that up, go slip it into the pile of scrap paper, and then watch to see if anyone notices??
Smudge – that is *such* a hot idea.
I always wonder what to do with the draft printouts of my stories. LOL now I know
You might need to be careful though. I mean, what’s the demographic of this library’s membership. Are you going to be giving people heart attacks? Coz you know, killing people, not so hot!!
Sorry, had a grown up, responsible moment there. I’m sure it will pass quickly!
Eliane – it is possible that the demographic of people who would be more prone to heart disease, aka ‘old folk,’ would in fact be more receptive of what they found on such a note, considering that their’s is a generation that was raised closer to such standards…? Perhaps we should go directly to a source, someone of said generation himself: Abel? Any thoughts?