[Have you,] says Beast. [Pattern, may I borrow your boyfriend please? I will return him in good condition.]
[Ripper, you want to hang out here with Beast or come with us to Samaria? Shell Bell can swing by to pick you up on our way home.]
[Well, that depends on what, exactly, got the welcoming committee stuck. But certainly I will if I can.]
[Eh, it's not like I'll be much use if you run into something nasty out there.] He gives Pattern a hug and a chocolate-flavoured kiss. "Good luck," he murmurs.
Meanwhile, Tab has finished installing the Kersible.
Pattern kisses her boyfriend and hugs him tight. "Have fun," she murmurs back, "we'll be back in just a little while, only Samaria and New Bell's World left to go."
Rose appears, having bidden her husband and elder daughters goodbye. She kisses Hyacinthe on the forehead. "Shall we?"