Sentence The Threehundredandeightysixth
Overwhelmed by a wave of angor, Jasmine dropped to her knees, aware that she was hyperventilating but unable to stop until she was found by the first two Officers to arrive: the margaritaceous WPC Isa Urquhart and her partner, the rather excitable Trainee WPC Gertie Mountcastle; “'ello, 'ello, 'ello, wot 'ave we 'ere then?” said Gertie, breezily, for she was quite smitten by Jasmine Juniper-Green since their first meeting in Melrose and was delighted at this opportunity to further their tentative friendship; “why don't you get her a cuppa and a bag of chips from that Chippy round the corner? mind salt, vinegar and tomato sauce, oh, and two sugars!” said Isa and Gertie seemed nonplussed before blurting out: “on the chips? the sugars?” and Isa laughed: “no WPC Dopey, in the tea!” and after giving a thumbs-up, Gertie hurried out of sight and was back very quickly with the poke of chips and a steaming mug of sweet tea; and Jasmine fair gormandized the chips, washing mouthsfull down with great gulps of tea, and then she was ready to give her statement!
 

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