He saw himself as an international cat burglar wanted by Interpol for a number of daring fourth floor robberies of the rich and famous holidaying in the Mediterranean playground of St Tropez and Monaco.
Grace, his long suffering wife, saw him as a low-life toe-rag of a window cleaner with a penchant to grab whatever he could through any unlocked window of a second floor lower middle class 1960’s semi on the outskirts of Dagenham.
Unsurprisingly, the magistrate saw him as a repeat petty thief stealing from his struggling neighbours and sentenced him to twelve months in jail.
Said Grace, “You should have seen the look on your face.”
patrickprinsloo 
Succinct and witty – nice to see your posts
Thanks, Di. Nice to see you comment.
Another accomplished (un)flashy fiction from Patrick. Hits the spot! Phil
Thanks, Phil.