Thinking of You

Friends traveling in Italy have sent a gift to warm the house: a bronzed human skull for the library.

“To symbolize thought,” says the note inside the parcel.

Mr Foxe is delighted. Mr Boxe is skeptical.

“You must admit,” says Mr Foxe, “that it catches the light beautifully. And it isn’t anyone we knew.”

“I ain’t dusting that,” says Enid.