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.