“What just happened?” “We just met Rufus’s friend, dear,” she said. “Don’t be judgemental.” “Judgemental? The man was a loon!” “He’s from very far away,” Arabelle said. “He’s bound to have some idiosyncrasies.” “Idiosyncrasies? He tried to get me to invest in a pottery workshop staffed by slaves! He wouldn’t stop saying amphora and I still have no idea what Bovril is.”
