Paddington Races Ahead

There was a crash as Paddington landed on the floor with both legs in the air.
Miss Brimstone gazed down at him. “Oh, dear,” she said. “I was rather expecting you to remove your right leg first.
“Bravo, though!” she continued. “You have taken up the scissors position. None of my other clients have ever managed that the first time round.”

Paddington attempted to unwind himself as best he could. He wasn’t familiar with the scissors position. It felt more like one of Mr. Brown’s corkscrews to him and after a moment or two he gave up the struggle and remained where he had landed.
“Was that it?” he gasped.
“Was what what?” asked Miss Brimstone.
“The crash course,” said Paddington.

stage from where I was sitting and I saw a man putting someone’s skull onto a table. I’ve phoned the police with a description.”
“You’ve done what?” exclaimed Judy.

m sorry to be such a long time,” he said, as he handed it back to Jonathan. “But I think I know who did it . . .”
“Did what?” chorused Jonathan and Judy.
“Killed Mr. Yorick,” said Paddington. “I had a good view of