[Salone]

"Why not? It's good country here. See the sights. Good dining I'm told. In the day time we can be tourists, and at night, give everyone else a good what-for and all that."

He clapped his hands together, the synapses in his brain misfiring and giving him a horrid, awful idea.

"You can even play the part. You can by my, er, wossname...manservant, even! Aye, aye, just an old fool and his manservant, taking in the scenery on holiday. We could even stop for an ice cream. Don't think they'd really be so bold as to attack us in broad daylight in the crowded streets, do you?"