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| Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 12:03 pm Post subject: "Royal Pain" Part 4 |
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"Royal Pain" Part 4
Wally motions for Cass to pull up a chair and sit beside him.
Cass: Can I get you anything to drink? Juice? Hot cocoa?
Wally: (shaking his head) No, thanks. I've got ice water. Anyway, nothing tastes right, not even Swiss Miss.
He gazes at the Swiss Miss box affectionately and Cass gives him that "If you don't take care of yourself, I'll tell Felicia" look. Wally rolls his eyes and immediately takes a sip of the water.
Cass: OK, my friend. Suppose you tell me your full given name and why it's such a big mystery.
Wally: There's really no mystery. I'm just the namesake of a namesake...of a namesake...and so on and so forth. I've never liked the sound of the whole thing, though I've never minded the "Wallingford" part. So far, I haven't had time to legally change it, but I will one of these days. Amazingly enough, no one's ever asked me my full name so I've never volunteered the information...until now.
He gives Cass a sideways glance and takes another sip of water.
Wally: Do you swear not to laugh when I tell you?
Cass: I swear! Besides, what could possibly be worse than Casanova Cadwallader Winthrop?
Wally: Wallingford Wolfgang Witherspoon, the 24th!
Wally grimaces and looks at Cass, not quite knowing what to expect. Cass wisely keeps his mouth shut.
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Resting in her hospital room a few doors down the hall, Felicia is just waking up from a nap. As she opens her eyes, she sees a familiar figure standing next to her bed.
Felicia: (surprised) Wally, what are you doing up? You're in worse shape than I am!
Man: (elegant British accent) I'm sorry, dear lady, but you seem to have me confused with my distant cousin Wallingford. (bows grandly) My name is Wilberforce.
Felicia takes a second look at Wilberforce. To her great amazement, he is Wally's exact double!
Felicia: (composing herself) Pardon me. I don't mean to stare. It's just that you look so much...
Wilberforce: ...like Wallingford, I know. (sneers) Ah, well! One can't choose one's genes, can one?
Wilberforce chuckles derisively. Though he resembles Wally in looks, this stranger is sorely lacking in the personality department. Felicia is liking him less and less by the minute.
Felicia: (through clenched teeth) There's nothing wrong with Wally's genes as far as I'm concerned! (coldly) If you'd like to see him, he's in the first room past the nurse's station.
Wilberforce bows again and exits. Felicia lies back on the bed, enraged by the little jackass.
Felicia: (thinking) I hope I did the right thing in sending him to Wally's room.
Instinctively, she jumps out of bed and starts to put on her robe. |
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| Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 3:49 pm Post subject: |
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Wallingford Wolfgang Witherspoon, the 24th? Yeah, I wouldn't be sharing that name with the general public either, if I were Wally!
LOL at Felicia thinking of Wilberforce as a jackass! He sure seems like one!
Amy
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