Of course every kid in the school is hanging around the toilets to have a beak at this stage and we blended into the crowd of curious onlookers. The head was told that Cyril was seen leaving the site shortly after the explosion.
While several kids are being interviewed, one of the kids in the crowd started reciting a race call which went along the lines of: Coming down the back straight Chewing Gum is sticking to the rails, Followed by Doormat on the outside and Banana Skin slipping up in the midfield. Itchy Bum had been scratched. As they round the turn to the quadrangle and the home stretch it’s Cyril in the lead by a bum!”. The Headmaster as I have mentioned other posts, stood there and burst out laughing after hearing the call.