As it happened the Hokum Antiques & Collectables Coffee Lounge With Heated Pool, Sauna, Spa and Cocktail Bar was was only moments around the corner from the Cat o' Nine Tails Dress-To-Slaughter Boutique & Pet Shop where the girls were road testing the latest in laser-assisted punishment devices on kittens in cardboard boxes when they decided to go for a quick and quiet drink before a long and languid lunch in the Hokum.
Murray was by now "very nicely" and on his way to being "well and truly", stumbling up the steps to the Hokum itself himself.
The dog was pawing at the shiny thing in the river.
The Georges were at work, but nobody really knew exactly where they worked or exactly what they did there.