Attaché Case Hypothesis (2.2)

There was a queue in the delicatessen; X was starting to feel his impatience get the better of him when his number came up.

X asked for four slices of uncooked ham. Don’t forget the tins of tomato, he said. We ordered those yesterday.

The deli woman went into the back, and brought out the tins. – X checked the number against his list.

X was about to put the uncooked ham in his attaché case, when he had second thoughts.

X slipped the ham into his jacket pocket, and asked the deli woman for a plastic bag.