He seemed offended. He walked with me back to the front of the office. When we reached the reception area, he passed his eyes over the numerous zombies which were seated there. “Mr Tremelling?” he called. An elderly zombie stood and walked towards his office. But I caught his arm before he left the area himself. “But, sir, all your staff are dead. They’re rotting on the floor.” “Nonsense!” he retorted. “Staff morale in this office has never been higher.” “And, as I’ve said, all your clients are zombies.” He was incensed. “Young man, please leave. You’re upsetting my clients.” I looked towards the other zombies, still seated. Were they upset? Difficult to say. Certainly, David seemed very happy. The solicitor left, walked along the corridor with his client and closed his office door behind him. I decided to leave as well and called David to come with me. He was reluctant to go. Why would we leave all these lovely people? Then, I heard singing from the rear of building. Another survivor. The singing was loud and out of tune. The words were poorly enunciated. I decided to go back down the corridor to investigate – and to leave David to his new friends for the moment. The singing stopped and a racist tirade began. The subjects of the tirade seemed to be anyone who was not white. Australian aboriginals were especially ‘favoured’ by the speaker. I arrived at this other survivor’s office. He sat amongst huge piles of legal files and empty wine bottles. He saw me and started singing again. Then he stopped abruptly. “Are you Jewish?” he shouted. “No,” I answered quietly.
Offendyes o, dell heveli. Ev a gerdhas genev dhe’n degemmerva. Pan dhrehedhyn ena, ev a viras orth an zombis esedhys y’n sal na, an eyl wosa an gila. “Mester Tremelling,” a elwis ev. Zombi pur goth a sevis yn-bann ha kerdhes troha soedhva an den. Mes my a dhalgennas y vregh kyns ev dhe alloes y honan gasa ganso. “Mes, syrra, dha vayni, oll anedha, yw marow. Yth esons i ow pedri war an leur.” “Gas dha flows!” a worthybis ev. “Spyrys ow mayni yw ughella galla.” “Ha, dell leveris vy, dha gliensow oll yw zombis.” Sklandrys o: “Ow yonker vy, gwra mos dhe-ves. Yth eses jy ow reudhi ow kliensow.” My a viras troha’n zombis erell. Esons i reudhys? Kales o dhe leverel. Yn sur, lowen o Davydh, dell heveli. An laghyas a asas ha kerdhes gans y gliens a-hys an dremenva ha degea daras y soedhva war y lergh. My a erviras gasa keffrys ha gelwel dhe Dhavydh rag dos genev. Anvodhek o. Prag y talvien gasa oll an bobel deg ma? Ena, my a glywas nebonan ow kana yn delergh an drehevyans. Treusvywer arall. Ughel o an kenys – hag anhweg. Nyns o prononsyes yn ta an geryow. My a erviras mos arta a-hys an dremenva rag gul hwithrans – ha gasa berrdermyn Davydh gans y sos nowydh. Y hedhis an kenys – hag y tallathas predhek hilgasek. An benngostennow a’n predhek ma o an dus nag o gwynn, dell heveli. An enesigyon Ostralek a veu ‘faverys’ yn arbennik gans an arethor. My a dheuth dhe soedhva an treusvywer arall ma. Esedhys o ev yn mysk bernyow a restrennow laghel, meur aga braster, hag a votellow-gwin gwag. Ev a’m gwelas ha dalleth kana unnweyth arta. Ena an kenys a hedhis a-dhistowgh. “Osta Yedhow?” a armas ev. “Nagov,” a worthybis yn kosel.langbot langbot