There is no end to Number 6’s talents, but
since when had he become a child minder, and whose children was he minding? One
can only hazard a guess as to whether this was a one-off, or how many previous
times Number 6 had sat there telling the three children his stories. But he did
promise the children that he would return the next evening, as he didn’t think
he had any other important appointments. Whether he did or not is unknown, but
since he knew that Number 2 had been watching all along, it no longer mattered whether
he did or whether he didn’t. But no doubt a family was engaged to get Number 6
to child mind for them, under the guidance of Number 2. But why Number 6 should
take on such a task we don’t know. Although he has been known to be of
assistance to people from time to time, just ask Alison-Number 24 of ‘The
Schizoid Man.’ Perhaps he saw it as a harmless occupation, and he might have
liked children!
Be seeing you
Quite simple, the children were Nr. 2's (and perhaps those of a friend of his) and as school and kindergarden were closed for the holiday season he had to take them to his place of work and take care of them for a while. Hence the idea of having No. 6 do a nursery job and entertain the kids. And who know, he might drop his guard as well, tell them something about his resignation... (he didn't of course). Worth a try anyway. - BCNU!
ReplyDeleteHello Arno,
DeleteNumber 2’s children, that’s a new one! I hadn’t really considered Number 2’s personal life, that he might have children. If he brought his children to The Village it would be like a children’s day at the office, seeing what father does for a living. Only the children in this case would become more involved!
Best regards
David
BCNU
Exactly! Of course it's only a hypothesis, but why not! I would think it would be the easiest way of conducting this "experiment", apart from the costs. Imagine they brought in a whole family, how could they ever let them leave the Village assuming everybody was innocent? Neither No. 2 nor the Village as such would want to take the responsibility of psychological damage done to the children if they'd have to spend their whole life in a confined area like this, useless as it would be. - BCNU!
ReplyDeleteHello Arno,
DeleteWell quite, and as you say, why not? I should hate to think that Number 2's children having been brought to The Village, in aid of an experiment, would not then be allowed to leave!
Your comment is an interesting one, and leading from it, what about the Watchmaker and his daughter Monique. Admittedly there is no mother, she may have died in The Village. But would they have been brought to The Village as a faimly, or judging by the age of the Watchmaker, was Monique born in The Village? It's an interesting subject.
Best regards
David
BCNU
The children would be going to a "holiday destination" to play a trick on "uncle Six" or so they'd be told. And if they were No. 2's they would have been brought to the Village only for one overnight stay and they wouldn't even see their father's place of work in the Green Dome, just the scenic Village. Bringing in complete strangers or a whole familie only for this little try would increase the risk of somebody knowing or telling too much. The consequences of keeping "innovent" people against their will be incalculabe.
ReplyDeleteAs for the watchmaker and his daughter, there must have been a good reason for bringing both to the Village. Probably she, too, knew too much (a commonplace). - BCNU!
Hello Arno,
DeleteThat’s a fair enough explanation of a theory. However it does seem a great deal of trouble to go to for one night, on the off-chance that Number 6 might drop his guard with children. It makes me wonder who came up with the idea in the first place, perhaps it was the General!
Best regards
David
BCNU
PS It’s still raining!
Hello David
ReplyDeleteThere are accounts of how an entire generation children were sent to Aldermaston nuclear village behind barbed wire fences to become the next group of nuclear engineers..and to be kept isolated from 'communist' influences.
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Mr. Anonymous
Hello Mr. Anonymous,
DeleteGood to hear from you.
That's a very interesting comment. Over the years the outrageous has become more and more the norm!
Best regards
David
BCNU