'Mr. Waterhouse, I am pleased to present you with this order,' Comstock said, 'from my Lord Penistone,' * producing a terrifying document with a fat wax seal dangling from the bottom margin. 'Show it to the guards at the Tower tomorrow evening – and, even as we are at one end of London, viewing the Phosphorus Demo', you and Mr. Oldenburg will be convened at the other so that you can see to his needs. I know that he wants new strings for his theorbo – quills – ink – certain books – and of course there's an enormous amount of unread mail.'