Rave and his lady are also there in their little panelvan. Everyone is going to sleep in the vehicles in the parking lot opposite, so they can get stuck into the grog. But he reckoned the beer was weak. He was well on the way to doing one or the other, when 'Rave and his lady approach the bar for a chat with him. He has him bent over the bar and has pulled his jaw open to illus- trate some point to Dave.
Rave manages to prevent an affray.
The other guys are wandering over too, as it happens. THe guy carries away his tray of drinks and everyone settles at the bar for awhile. It's a nice bar too, mahogany for the front timbers and a lovely brass footrest. John is beginning to list, like a ship in a force 5. But he's still trying to get the guys to open their mouths, or grab a stray passer-by.