Sophie hears the electronic BEEP BEEP BEEP the moment she walks through the doors after completing her inter-library loan run. Her gaze flies to Miss Henshaw, who has the grace to look embarrassed and shrugs. Sophie gives her a wry smile and shakes her head. Cornelia will need to stiffen her spine if she's ever going to take over the library when the time comes.

She breezes through the Reading Room doors. People often think because rules are relaxed in that area that none exist at all. They also exhibit a woeful inability to read the posted signs. It doesn't take her long to locate the culprit.

"Hello, Claudia," she greets the other woman with muted voice. "You forgot to put your mobile on vibrate." Honestly. Music, too? "Did you remember your ear buds?"