Inhalations all round. In his peripheral vision, Daniel saw several old watches being stuffed into pockets – pockets that tended to be frayed, and rimmed with that nameless dark shine. But the Earl of Upnor and – of all people – Roger Comstock (who was sitting next to Daniel) reached into clean bright pockets, took out new watches, and managed to hold them up in such a way that most everyone in the room could see that each was equipped, not just with two but three hands, the third moving so quickly that you could see its progress round the dial – counting the seconds !