‘Anybody been here, Sammy?’ asked Mr. Weller, dryly, after a long silence.

I called you earlier, but all I got was the machine.

Fladries, brightly coloured flags sewn on ropes (Fladry: Table 4.3), have been used for hunting wolves (Canis lupus) in Europe for centuries. Most wolves fear fladries and rarely cross such barriers.

It didn't look like he'd ever get his act together, but eventually the project got going.