It was a strange combination to absorb - the everyday concerns of the town doctor stuck in the middle of a discussion of his early days in seventeenth-century London.

“Maybe, if I were very, very, very lucky, I would somehow be able to save Edward…”

“Look after my heart - I've left it with you.”

“I didn’t want to kill girls… even vampire girls. Though I might make an excepti…”

“Despite my best efforts I’ve seen you naked before – doesn’t do much for me so …”