"What did you mean 'either way?" Rus asks in response to the look. "They were what I had and they were small enough that I could manipulate them without a wand," he explains. "They also tend to get very aggravated if they're disturbed. Especially," he grins, "the bees."
"I won't be able to see it then!" he protests.
"I don't have to sponsor you," he goes on, oblivious. "I could just give you the money. How much would you need? Five thousand pounds? Ten?"
"But I've never gotten sick from drink in my life!" he says, rather too loudly.
Hmmmm....It does seem that way. Perhaps it was in response to someone else. I can't imagine you being overly noisy. Unless you dropped the unabridged OED on your toe or something. It's all the way up to 19! Where's the suntan lotion?! ;) We had something similar in Detroit. If you didn't move your car, they just plowed around it. Sometimes you couldn't get it out until the spring thaw. Oh. And you got a ticket as well.