Guestlist

“I say Coenraedt, could we run through the guestlist one more time please?” As Weybrandt van Vuurschen tot Breedendonck picks a slender orchid and crushes it between his hands Coenraedt frantically searches for the list in the pockets of his overcoat.

“Once I went to a gypsy,” Weybrandt says while lighting a new pipe, ”and she looked down at my palm. I had to know what was in store for me because so many plans had gone wrong. She told me that in my past she had seen a mountain in front of me but that it would not last. A change in luck would set me free. I tell you Coenraedt, the writing is on the wall and good luck is just the thought. This losing streak will end today.”

Coenraedt smiles as he pulls out the guestlist. ”So far we have invited Johnny Come Lately, Uncle Sam, Miss Smarty Pants, Postman Pat, Fast Eddie, Jack In The Green, Major Tom, Boy Wonder, Jack and Jill, Doctor Feelgood, John Doe, Georgie Porgie, Sailor Sam, Dennis The Menace, Every Tom, Dick and Harry, G.I. Joe and Simple Simon.”

“We should be OK then.”