On her way our of the Cafe HofT checks the computer screen in the study - all airports on Northeast shown in green, that's good news >>
>> walking past the smoking room notices Timber, Walter, George OB fast asleep in their comfortable leather armchairs near the fireplace. A low table in front of them is covered with glasses, ashtrays with cigar stubs, phone books, playing cards, poker chips, and jars of makeup strangely matching the colors of the tiger lady, who is however nowhere to be seen. Firm believer in the principle of "ask no questions, you will hear no lies" HofT stacks phone books on top of deck of cards and poker chips, places blankets over the sleepers, asks Prissy to quietly remove glasses and ashtrays, and flies off for the week.