A Beating
Mark usually took a brisk walk in the evening before eating – it was all part of his routine. And this routine was known - had been observed by someone else.
'That's him,' said one to the other. The two had been watching. 'She said he's always out at this time...must be him – red jacket, fairly tall, right place.'
'Yeah – it is,' the other concurred. 'Wait 'til he's around the corner and along the street a bit - where that street-lamp don't work.'
The attack was brief...and they had their instructions - 'beat him up not too badly but concentrate on his hands' - break his hands so that his piano days would be over.
'Why did she want that?' wondered Toast, who was No 1 . ' Why not just beat him up all over, hands an' all?'
But in the melee, it did not go quite according to pl
