Watson can be, perhaps, forgiven for thinking he's fallen into one of Johnny's memories again, once he realises where he is. It's Crabb, though, that he sees first, and he makes his way through the finely-dressed crowd to meet her.

Though what he'll say to her, well, he has no idea.

She's with someone, a man he doesn't know. Watson offers a smile as he comes near. "You two seem to be as underdressed for the occasion as I am. You'll have to pardon me for interrupting, but it's almost a relief to find someone else who risks being thrown out of the party for being of the wrong class."