Niall the Rotten Ratbag*

 

We were only six at bell practise tonight, including Cordelia** and Tanya, our beginner.  I had got there early because I'd asked Niall if I could have a lesson in teaching beginners, assuming that he'd play the beginner in case of accidents, but he promptly said, certainly, come along early on Friday and you can guinea-pig Tanya.***  So I did, and both Tanya and I survived†.  But it's been a long day†† and having resigned myself to not ringing/disfiguring Grandsire triples or Cambridge...