Cow Island

'Well Norma and Bertha should have checked if it was that close to the end of the season?' said Captain Bill,'and I never got my money back!' 'I'm sure Norma did her best!' said Horace. 'If you'd just let me....' suggested Cyril. 'No, no, no!' replied Captain Bill, 'for the last time you are not going to 'borrow' a boat..we're in enough trouble as it is.' Captain Bill, Horace and Cyril were concealed beneath a tree and behind a hedge and even, from time to time, behind each other. From this point of view they were watching some rather animated movements that were coming from the hotel. 'Somehow I suspect that it might be a while before we can stay there again!' said Captain Bill. 'Oh dear!' said Horace. 'Well people can get like that,' replied Captain Bill, 'particularly when you knock out a guest and then steal their cake...while dressed as a member of staff!' 'Very petty!' ...

'Really?' said Captain Bill,'how interesting!' 'And then the man who was asleep woke up...although as it turned out he wasn't a publisher!' added Horace. 'Still, good experience!' replied Captain Bill. Captain Bill, Horace and Cyril had left the Hotel and made their way down through the town to the small harbour that was nestling in the cove below. To keep them entertained Horace had been giving them a very detailed report on his poetry reading. 'But then he left anyway,' continued Horace, 'actually they all left after the first hour, so I did the last 27 poems on my own although....' 'Yes, yes, fine!' interupted Captain Bill, 'maybe hear the rest later on? For at that moment they arrived at the point along the harbour wall where a man was standing. '3 please!' said Captain Bill. 'Hmm?' said the man. '3!' repeated Captain Bill, '3 tickets...for the boat around the island, you know,toot, toot, al...