The Daily Trail had a lurker tailing Lady Roberta Wickham and Bertie Wooster. He was a determined yellow and neither sea nor long rail journeys would stop him in his endeavours. After several failed attempts, he produced this picture that immediately resulted in his getting notice of a raise via telegram. The Daily Trail ran the picture as blow up instead of the usual celebrity section and on the first page.
At least one royal was puzzled about the choice. Then, they saw the picture of the redhead and bewilderment gave way to philosophy and eventually Keats. On the dinner table a formal debate on ‘modern beauty standards’ took place with the Queen herself raising an eyebrow.
The ‘Red Dawn Communist Society for the Improvement of All Communists’ took the red hair as a sign from God and then realized that they did not believe in God. It caused great debate and at least one fight with eggs within the Society. Needless to say, the organization fragmented and a headache for the government was solved.
It is widely reported that a prominent pastor held an especially long sermon on the ‘temptations of the colour red’ in London which drew a large gathering.
It is reported that professors were surprised by the keen interest Eton students were suddenly showing in newspapers. Masters probably observed boys reading newspapers under desks and thought:
Remarkable civic engagement this term.
Meanwhile every single paper is folded to one page.
The photograph.
Always the photograph.
I can almost hear the exchange:
Housemaster:
“Smith, since when do you take interest in world affairs?”
Smith (without looking up):
“Since Tuesday, sir.”
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