Nobody felt like eating, and just as well, because Kian had cup noodles and a box of tea.

It took the state accountants awhile to undust [cq] and figure out his travel expense claims. They would include maybe a pound of coffee, a dozen eggs, a package of cereal, etc. No hotel bills.

Before we start the project, let's just run over who is doing what.

As one of the rearguard put it, We laid up until the Hun had gone off the boil a bit and slipped out the following night.