Just because I felt both seen and called out by your ficlet:
‘I say, old boy, have you hurt yourself?’
Biggles froze on his way towards the kettle. ‘No,’ he said curtly, and continued his halting progress.
‘But you’re limping,’ protested Ginger.
‘Yes,’ came Biggles’ grim response. ‘I know.’
‘How did you manage that?’ Bertie inquired. ‘It wasn’t that scuffle the other day, was it?’
‘That was last week,’ put in Ginger. ‘He’s only just started limping today.’
‘We’ve jolly well done nothing all day but sit and write reports,’ said Bertie, baffled. ‘You can’t tell me a fellow can injure himself just by sitting down.’
Ginger and Bertie peered curiously at Biggles, whose exasperated glare evidently did nothing to deter them.
Across the room, Algy regarded the scene with wry amusement. ‘They’ll learn,’ he said to Biggles in a commiserating tone. ‘Just give them time.’
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‘I say, old boy, have you hurt yourself?’
Biggles froze on his way towards the kettle. ‘No,’ he said curtly, and continued his halting progress.
‘But you’re limping,’ protested Ginger.
‘Yes,’ came Biggles’ grim response. ‘I know.’
‘How did you manage that?’ Bertie inquired. ‘It wasn’t that scuffle the other day, was it?’
‘That was last week,’ put in Ginger. ‘He’s only just started limping today.’
‘We’ve jolly well done nothing all day but sit and write reports,’ said Bertie, baffled. ‘You can’t tell me a fellow can injure himself just by sitting down.’
Ginger and Bertie peered curiously at Biggles, whose exasperated glare evidently did nothing to deter them.
Across the room, Algy regarded the scene with wry amusement. ‘They’ll learn,’ he said to Biggles in a commiserating tone. ‘Just give them time.’