The world might be better off if more people told Henry that - but Alasdair was, of course, entirely unbiased. It's not like Henry had laughed the last time he'd brought him something.

Oh, wait.

"And you've got a live-in nurse, I see," he said, though, with a slight smile. He didn't think either Novak had been the type for pets, especially adorable puppy types of pets. "He's probably got it in hand, anyway. What is it? Dislocation?"