I felt that I had indeed missed an opportunity: to witness such an event as a nursemaid going ‘in two halves’ does not occur twice in a life-time!
“When did oo guess it were Sylvie?” Bruno enquired.
‘IT WENT IN TWO HALVES’
“I didn’t guess it, till it was Sylvie,” I said. “But how did you manage the nursemaid?”
“Bruno managed it,” said Sylvie. “It’s called a Phlizz.”
“And how do you make a Phlizz, Bruno?”
“The Professor teached me how,” said Bruno. “First oo takes a lot of air——”
“Oh, Bruno!” Sylvie interposed. “The Professor said you weren’t to tell!”
“But who did her voice?” I asked.