‘Have you heard what Denis is up to?’ ‘Denis Dorset?’ Dr Trifle said, looking up from his newspaper. ‘The mayor of Poshfield?’ ‘Yes, he’s going to dress up like Santa and give out lollies at the new Poshfield Plaza Shopping Mall.’ ‘What’s wrong with that?’ Selby wondered. ‘I did something like that myself once.’ ‘Of course, there’s nothing wrong with that,’ Mrs Trifle went on. ‘What makes me angry is that he’s going to put an ad in the Bogusville Banner — our newspaper. He wants to get Bogusville people to do all their shopping in Poshfield.’ ‘I’ve got news for you,’ Dr Trifle said. ‘The ad is already in the paper. Look.’ Dr Trifle held up a page of the Bogusville Banner. It said: SHOP IN PERFECT POSHFIELD! * DO ALL YOUR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING AT POSHFIELD PLAZA THIS YEAR. SANTA WILL ARRIVE BY HELICOPTER THIS SATURDAY AT 1 PM. BRING THE KIDS. FREE LOLLIES! Mayor Denis Dorset * ‘Our Bogusville shop owners will be very upset,’ Mrs Trifle said.
