The Lord Chancellor grinned politely …

Dalton was less keen on that …

"See you soon, but never soon enough … “

… Red was wise and knew her limits …

"Why are we telling them to wake …”

It was lovely ... peaceful …

… the wild called to them …

"Do you catch a lot of liars?" he started …

He drew his chair closer to hers …

Oh, the hilarity ...

"Whatever are you waiting for? … “

… Paquita La Del Barrio, Roberta Flack, Michelle Trachtenberg, and the 70 targeted and slain in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

"We are horrible human beings … “

“I was helping a couple of motorists in trouble … “

They all gasped, eyes wide …

“ … I just couldn't maintain after that … “

… it was not the kind of thing you could take to HR …

"Do you need anything? …”

"Let's go … “

… and it shook itself out of the dither …