[Esme nha Maire]

I confess - it was me what done it. Yes, I was the Phantom Water Pistoller of my junior school, who somehow managed to squirt people in broad daylight, with people about, and get away with it.

You see, the Mum of one of my friends was a District Nurse, and so syringes (just the plastic tube and plunger bits, not needles!) were available, in limited numbers, as toys. So I had the idea of filling two with water and putting one up each sleeve of my cardigan, with just the nozzle poking through. Then, when a suitable opportunity arose, I'd just direct an arm at the target, move my other arm as if to scratch my forearm, rapidly depress the plunger, and swiftly resume normal walking arm movements.

I can't remember now how many times I did this, but it was quite a few. Never got spotted or caught once. I was a Bad Girl, and now I confess.... (giggle!)