A Bit of a
Performance
by Tiffany H.
White
“Be under
no illusion Barnum - we simply can’t
ignore the elephant in the room.”
“I’ll
not pull my punches, Houdini. You’ll end up
in deep water if you don’t toe the line.”
“He’s
got you over a barrel there Harry me lad!”
Edison smirked. He knew exactly which buttons to
push.
“Are you
winding me up?” Houdini yelled “He
might put on a good show but it’s just a bad
act.”
Barnum
completely freaked out “Oh yeah? Not
according to your mum. ‘Great performance’
was the message she sent. With a dozen red roses.”
“Bastard!
You may think you’re being smart, but
I’ve still got a few tricks up my sleeve.”
Houdini kicked Barnum really hard on the shin and
Barnum kicked him right where it hurts.
“They’re
making a right old exhibition of themselves.”
Edison sighed as the sparks began to fly,
“Which reminds me - where’s my elephant?
I don’t want anything to happen to her. Not
yet.”
“Old
Nellie? She packed her trunk and said
goodbye to the circus. I heard she’s
gone off with Trump, believe it or not.”
Ripley replied.
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