Chapter Six
‘I need lots of booze to wash this nightmare from my memory,’ said Irvin after a big gulp of beer. ‘But a promise is a promise: no more than two pints in one sitting.’ He banged his pint pot on the table and stared at Thaler. His companion was hunched silently over a thin and pale — like himself — glass of lager. Having got no response, Irvin turned his eyes upon the crowd.