Greenberg answered with the same sort of polite amphigory the cosmic linguist had selected. “I have long wished for the boon of experiencing in person the scholarly aura of Dr. Ftaeml, but I had never dared let the wish blossom into hope. Your servant and pupil, sir.”

Focussed exercise brought out the muscularity in her calves.

So it's a kick bollocks scramble to try and get funding in place, to get all the contracts, to get everything agreed.

She extols the virtues of veganism with missionary zeal.