Chapter Fifty-Five
Legless
“All my stories did was make people yawn. I blame it on technology: mobiles apps, games—how could a man in a kilt compete?” —The Spark Plug Odyssey
Legless never got to see if Beryl could be lulled or shamed, George Michael saw to that. Instead, what he saw was the Beryl of old: aggressive, defiant, and in total denial. But then there were more people putting their words’ worth in than he or even the barman thought possible. And it didn’t take long for the barman to close the bar.
Don suggested he join him and Archie in their tent. Legless jumped at the chance; spending the night with Beryl was as palatable to him as one of the barman’s cocktails. He had spent enough time with her disappointment.
Don, a man’s man as he liked to call himself, ushered Legless
