He read the words in his head. 'Watch out!'
That was it. Just those two words. Nothing else. To say he was confused was an understatement, so in time-honoured tradition, as everybody does when trying to figure something out, he read the words out loud to see if they made more sense. There is no reason to think that this will help, it just seems like the natural thing to do, like turning the radio down in your car when you're lost, or wailing like a town crier when you're having a private conversation on your mobile phone.
“Watch out! What on earth is that supposed to..?”
“En garde!”
The shout came from a rather dandy looking chap, standing about twenty feet away from Ronnie. He was all frills, lace and white powder, and was poised nonchalantly, and rather camply, one foot in front of t
