A Bear Called Paddington

“you’re worth your weight in gold.”
Paddington took this remark very seriously and spent a long time weighing himself on the bathroom scales.

humming, loudspeakers blaring, porters

and Mrs. Brown first met Paddington

puffed out its chest

beneath the brim

a gap in a pile of suitcases

round a trolley laden with chocolate

a soft spot for

, all the nice things will be gone

“You’re the stickiest bear imaginable