Caught Short In St Pancras Station

Romance? says Arthur warily, covering his poem with his hand.

Nah, not really, says Froomey. Just kidding. Is everything okay?

Why wouldn't it be? says Arthur. Is everything okay with you?

No, says Froomey. But it will be.

He waits for Arthur to enquire further, but Arthur says nothing. He is waiting for Froomey to go.

It's Wiggo, says Froomey. I have to see Wiggo, and give him these. A peace offering.

Arthur watches while Froomey feels about in his pockets and pulls out a three-pack of bright yellow macarons from Pierre Hermé, best macaron maker in Paris.

Arthur is impressed, but tries not to look it.

He wishes he had bought a souvenir gift of macarons to bring with him to London. He has an idea.

Yellow macarons? says Arthur. Isn't that rubbing it in?

Is it? says Froomey. Heck I don't want to annoy Wiggo.....

Any more than you already have, says Arthur. If only you hadn't picked yellow.

You're dead right, says Froomey. Here, you have these.

He thrusts the macarons at Arthur.

Arthur takes the box of yellow macarons made by Pierre Hermé, the best macaron maker in Paris, and shoves them into his pocket.

You won't regret your decision, says Arthur.

Froomey stands up to go back to his seat in the fourth compartment.

Tell Ageless, says Arthur, that if I catch him following me I'll cut off one of his appendages.

Gosh! says Froomey. All right.

He starts walking back.

Arthur takes his hand away from the first line of his poem.

He scores out the line and begins writing something sweeter, in which the word yellow is featured.

He is pleased with his sweet yellow line. He feels like a poet again. And the train is arriving in London.

.......

But we weren't going to follow Arthur. Why can't we leave him alone?

David and Vello are wide awake now.

The train pulls in to St Pancras. They leap to their feet.

They must retrieve their bicycles and race to another platform to catch the Virgin train to Edinburgh. They have only ten minutes to do it.

And they both need to pee. If only they had done it before!

So they are first off the train, and don't see what happens to Ageless........