According to the Annals, Aurelius claimed he was only resting his eyes for a moment. Gregorius, who knew him well enough, always kept a blanket ready.
Gregorius, chronicler of The Attic
Some friendships wake no one.
ANNEX XVII-BIS
Railway Provision on Flapdoodlian Matters
For the purposes of this Annex, a trainoodle shall be understood as any railway unit capable of being brought to a halt through the regulated accumulation of caboodles, canoodles, or other elements of a pernifractic nature.
—What is it made of?
—Unknown.
—Is it solid?
—Partially.
—Flammable?
—Not on record.
—Dangerous?
—Only in the presence of caboodles.
—Nature?
—Pernifractic.
OF COURSE IT’S NOT ON RECORD!!!!!!!!!! NOBODY HAS THE WHANGDOODLES TO BRING A MATCH ANYWHERE NEAR A PARTIALLY SOLID THING OF A PERNIFRACTIC NATURE SURROUNDED BY CABOODLES!!!!!!!!!!
TECHNICAL NOTE 17-C: Under no circumstances is it advisable to bring flames, matches, candles, flares, or Sister Potato near partially solid elements of a pernifractic nature, especially where there is evidence of active caboodling.
Mildred Always Said She Only Came into the Convent for a Cup of Coffee
According to the Annals, Mildred had the curious habit of appearing just as the coffee was ready.
Sister Potato insisted it was pure coincidence.
Sister Piety was never entirely convinced.
Mildred Said: “Just One Quick Check”
According to the Annals, Mildred assured everyone that she only needed to verify one small reference.
Three hours later, the table had disappeared beneath a mountain of parchments, four new indexes and a stack of notes written in surprisingly neat handwriting.
Aurelius tried to ask whether it would take much longer.
Without looking up from the papers, Mildred replied:
—“Now I’ve almost got it.”
The records indicate that this exact phrase was repeated seventeen times that same afternoon.
Agnès and the Papers No One Could Find
They say Agnès can find a document that everyone else has given up for lost.
No one quite knows how she does it.
All you have to do is leave her alone for a while among shelves, boxes and parchments.
An hour later, she will return with the paper you were looking for…
…and three more documents you didn’t even know existed.
For years, Aurelius has suspected that Agnès has a secret pact with the archives.
Agnès always gives the same answer:
—“It was just slightly misfiled.”
