ABSTRACT
Martin thinks the florist is wrong to say that Steve still has a friendly nature, underneath his unfriendly behaviour. After all, he has chosen to be unfriendly. But then, later on, he discovers from the chemist that Steve has also been taking spooky hormones to make himself more aggressive. The chemist says it’s a great shame, really, because he used to have such a nice manner, and now he’s really a bit of a monster. However, now Martin thinks his old friend may still be basically a good sort-but his nature has been chemically interfered with. He goes back to see Steve to try to persuade him to stop taking the drugs, but Steve throws a basket of rotten fruit over him for his trouble, wrecking his new suit. Then Steve looks a bit guilty. ‘Sorry, Martin,’ he says. ‘I’m afraid business is going just terribly at the moment and I’m mortgaged to the hilt-I’m not really myself today!’
