Jonas grabbed his hat and coat, and shouted to Andrew as he left. "Just off out for lunch, be back inna' bit. Take care of things for me, would you?"
He positively bounded towards the door. "Right, let's go. Hang on, wait a moment, dog or not?" He looked down at Digger who was wagging his tail furiously. "He has a tendency to get a bit umm boistrous for a picnic."