I had a quiet freak-out.

“Oh, well, thanks an awful lot, Thomas, Myfanwy thought bitterly. It sounds like…”

“Behind me, Ingrid made a sort of muffled snorting sound. I can only assume she …”

“We were ushered into the special reception room that important people go to so …”

“She was trying to find the section that described the penalties for treason. Sh…”