A window flies open above them and the landladys head pops out "Bugger off we're closed and I need my sleep if I'm to work in the morning!" and with that the window slams shut.
Undettered they try again and once more the window flies open and the landlady shouts down to them "I told you to bugger off and stop disturbing my sleep! Didn't you understand me?"
"Perfectly" they reply in unison "we just wanted to know if we could speak to George this time?"
