Bailiff seizes doormat
Mr Wally didn’t hear it that way at all; what he could hear was a voice, that sounded like it belonged to a stubborn teenager, telling him that they wouldn’t open the door!
He was beginning to get more than a little frustrated; it was obvious that the woman he was talking to could see him; and just as obvious that he couldn’t get in unless she pressed a little release button to open the door.
But he controlled himself and said, as reasonably as he could,
“look love, this is silly, we can’t make an arrangement to pay while you’re inside your flat and I’m out here on the street, it’s only a bit of paperwork.
I’ll be in and out before you know it”.
From Rosie’s point of view, it would have been easier if Mr Wally had been unpleasant, at least she was prepared for that.
She was terrified because instinctively she felt that everything would change once he was on the other side of that door.
Finally her nerves broke. She shouted, “No! You’re not coming in. Ever!”.
Mr Wally, in his most officious voice, tried to explain that if she didn’t open the door, he would have the police bring a locksmith and open it for him, and that she would then be arrested and taken before the magistrates, who would jail her for wilful refusal to pay a magistrate’s fine.
Rosie was scared, but obstinately refused to let him in.
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