"Of course," Klaus said. "I'd not offer otherwise."

He checked out his books, stowing them in the spring-green tote bag he'd brought with him, and then they were off to the pub. Klaus knew nice place, reasonably quiet, especially in the late afternoon. It wasn't particularly fancy, but it was clean and comfortable, and the food and drinks were good.

"That person you saw before," Klaus said slowly after they'd placed their orders, "do you want to talk about it?"