“Eugene, my boy!” Ewart exclaimed brightly as he wandered in after having at last put on some trousers. (These had a terrible burn mark somewhere about the left knee, but perhaps Ailsa wouldn’t see.)
“Ah, if I’d known it was you I’d have brought Humphrey and Gertrude in to say good afternoon!” Or indeed, he would have, if he remembered where in the house he’d left them sitting today. The iguanas were not the liveliest pair, but any young fellow who worked with magical beasts could surely appreciate such wonderful natural specimens. “Ailsa will be in in a jiffy, I’m sure,” he added belatedly, waving a hand to tell their son-in-law to make himself at home. (Ewart didn’t want to pry, but he looked a little - befuddled.)
“You didn’t bring Theseus along, did you?” Ewart said after a moment, peering around the side of the sofa as if the toddler might be hiding somewhere.
“Ah, if I’d known it was you I’d have brought Humphrey and Gertrude in to say good afternoon!” Or indeed, he would have, if he remembered where in the house he’d left them sitting today. The iguanas were not the liveliest pair, but any young fellow who worked with magical beasts could surely appreciate such wonderful natural specimens. “Ailsa will be in in a jiffy, I’m sure,” he added belatedly, waving a hand to tell their son-in-law to make himself at home. (Ewart didn’t want to pry, but he looked a little - befuddled.)
“You didn’t bring Theseus along, did you?” Ewart said after a moment, peering around the side of the sofa as if the toddler might be hiding somewhere.
