Yesterday evening we were walking along the path that leads along the Yarra from Melbourne's CBD to the suburb of South Yarra. Ahead of us in the darkness we saw a figure moving slowly towards us, training a rather small, weak torch beam across the water and the reeds that grow at its edge. As we drew closer, we saw that it was a policeman. 'What are you looking for,' we asked.
'A body,' came the gruff reply.
We laughed. After we'd passed him, I called back, 'You are joking?'
'Nup,' he said and continued on his way.
They're always in the last place you look.
ReplyDeleteWhat I wonder is whether it's just part of the ordinary daily routine - 'Right, 6.15, pop down the river bank and check for bodies.'
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