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3 CHEAP AND NASTY
ОглавлениеThe two men in the stolen Land Rover were both dressed as Santa Claus. The Santa disguises had been a last-minute decision, and because it was Christmas Eve most of the local shops and fancy-dress hire places had run out of Father Christmas costumes. The only store that hadn’t sold out was the PoundCrusher at the retail park in Catterick, and the only reason they had any left was that their costumes were so cheap and nasty that Scrooge himself wouldn’t have bought one. The red nylon they were made from was so thin it was virtually see-through, and the stringy white trim on the hats and jackets was glued on rather than stitched. Bits of the trim were already falling off, the loose white threads sticking to the static cling of the flimsy red nylon like dandruff. Both of the costumes were XXL – the only size left in the shop – and since neither of the two men were anywhere near ‘extra extra large’ they’d had to make some rough-and-ready adjustments to their outfits. Extra holes had been made in the belts, sleeves and trouser legs were rolled up, and the Santa hats had been made to fit by wearing beanie hats underneath. The costumes didn’t include Santa boots, so both men were wearing trainers.