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1 " Don’t worry, I’m still earthbound,’ Friday called down. ‘But I’ve found something!’ ‘What?’ asked Melanie. ‘It’s a flying fox!’ said Friday. ‘Don’t touch it!’ said Melanie. ‘It might bite you. "
― R.A. Spratt , The Plot Thickens (Friday Barnes, #5)
2 " It must have been some sort of large pneumatic tool.’ ‘Is that a tool with pneumonia?’ asked Melanie. "
3 " Were you arresting Mr Fontana?’ asked Melanie. ‘No, why should I arrest him?’ asked Sergeant Crowley. ‘Oh, no reason,’ said Melanie. ‘But he did try to force me to do a star jump this morning, so I assume he’s capable of anything. "
4 " Maybe you held up the book defensively and they struck it first?’ said Sergeant Crowley. ‘No, Friday wouldn’t do that,’ said Melanie. ‘She’d be more likely to stick her head in front to protect the book. "
5 " We don’t notice ceiling fans because they are so ubiquitous. It’s odd, really, because the blades are spinning in excess of forty kilometres per hour at such a short distance from our heads.’ ‘You stuck your head in a ceiling fan?’ asked Melanie. "
6 " Have you ever considered seeing a psychiatrist?’ asked Mirabella, looking genuinely scared. Ian came over and studied Friday’s work. ‘I think Friday should be taken to the nurse,’ said Ian. ‘The knock to her head is more serious than we thought. If it’s made her capable of feeling human emotion, she may have suffered brain damage. "
7 " That’s two wild goose chases in one day.’ ‘Shouldn’t it be geese chases then?’ asked Melanie. "
8 " Oh good, it’s the end of history class,’ said Melanie. ‘I didn’t get time to teach you anything,’ complained Miss Bertram. ‘Don’t worry, Miss Bertram,’ said Melanie. ‘We probably wouldn’t have listened anyway. "
9 " It was the inter-house golf championship yesterday,’ said Tom. ‘I’ll just nod and pretend I know what that is, "
10 " Oh no,’ said Melanie. Being more emotionally intuitive, she was the first to put two and two together. ‘Uncle Bernie!’ said Friday in realisation. "
11 " He’s lying,’ said Melanie. Everyone turned to look at her. ‘Sorry, that sounded really rude, "
