“ ... in summary,” the Sergeant continued, nodding to me and, knowing I was deafened yesterday, he considerately kept his face in my full view, ex...ept where the way down looked dodgy, as we made our way down the slippery steps to the waterside. He continued, “that it appears the actor had found that his part in the war wus not the bed o’ roses wot it looks like on the silver screen. I reckon that he found it bloody hard going, particularly after his aircraft crashed and he lost part of his. It looks like it is going to be one of thoselate nights again. I figure I have about three hoursworth of work to finish up. It’s an hour before mysupposed quitting time.I glance out through a small window to see a near-emptywaiting room. Only two patients remain. One of them, Ialready know, will be quick. She is a 16-year old girlwho bashfully asked upon her arrival if the Doctor wasfemale. This tells me that she wants a boob job. She willgo in, whine about her life being miserable. She knew what was coming, but she was unsure of just when she could expect the moment of entrance. I waited for six seconds. I felt her brace at three, understanding that I was about to make an entrance. By the sixth second, she had relaxed, almost being content with my moist finger's presence.And then I gradually applied pressure. Her face flushed to match the shade of the employee's shirt. I heard a quiet gasp as my middle finger made an entrance. She stopped talking as I flexed my digit. We. For emphasis, Ipointed out to her, with complete accuracy, that when dressed as a girl Ijust looked completely like what a twin sister for me would do. This wasthe point when I was truly shocked, as my normally brusque, business-likeand efficient mother responded by bursting into floods of tears.Obviously my reaction was to try and console her, but it took some time.When she had almost composed herself again, she had quite a surprise forme. When I was born, I did have a twin sister, but she.