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Chapter 94
In loving memory of The Courtjester who passed into the world of light on 25th January 2020 at the age of 83
This story is from my Madazine Pending File
STALKER
A man noticed that a woman appeared to have been following him for over half an hour. Curious to confirm his suspicion, he turned a corner, came to a standstill and accosted her when she reached the spot. The conversation went as follows:
Man: Excuse me for stopping you, but I believe you have been trailing me for some time. Is that by chance or intention?
Woman: Oh dear, is it so obvious?
Man: It is. I walked along Manor Street, turned into Albert Road and entered this shopping precinct, where I took a right turn, then two left ones. I’ve covered a mile and a half and you have been within a whisker of thirty yards behind me the whole way. Whenever I paused, you did the same. Would you care to comment on that?
Woman: Yes. I must confess I have been following you. I’m sorry if that has upset you, but it’s part of my field experience.
Man: In what area?
Woman: I lost my job recently and I’ve spent two hundred pounds on a correspondence course designed to teach me how to be a private detective. This is my first outing covered by lesson two which is Unobtrusive Tracking.
Man: Well, I regret to disappoint you Miss, Mrs or Ms – tick where appropriate – but you are about as unobtrusive as the proverbial elephant in a living room.
Woman: How do you think I went wrong?
Man: Where do I start? First, if you want to be inconspicuous, you need to keep your distance. A hundred yards would be about right. Second, there’s the small matter of what you’re wearing.
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