Mabel was the typical English village gossip and self-appointed guardian of the village’s morals. Not surprisingly, she kept sticking her nose into other people’s business.
Most local folk thought she was an interfering nuisance, but feared her that much that they were careful of how they treated her. However, Brian – a strong-minded local farmer – wasn’t having any of Mabel’s nonsense.
After having observed Brian’s tractor stopped outside the village pub all one afternoon, Mabel loudly proclaimed Brian to be an alcoholic.
On hearing this, Brian waited until dark, then parked his tractor outside Mabel’s house – and left it there all night.