As soon as they were down, Landor hit the microdetonators he had installed in the few seconds he'd had. There was a tiny crack, and the wall of the water storage area crumbled into a side corridor.

But nothing could now exceed my confusion upon seeing the gentleman and his lady enter

Would you like a biscuit? ― Don't mind if I do!

Doris: You're making me feel like the proverbial stepmother.