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...Sam fished out his phone and dialled 999 to report the assault in progress at Hades Hall.
'Hmm,' he said, hanging up. 'The officer seemed extraordinarily unbothered.'
'Give it five minutes, then report a murder.'
Sam's eyes popped.

Whatever gets the job done.

'And the plot, do you remember anything about that?'
'Sure,' I said, reluctantly banishing the vision of Indy and his whip, 'they were after the Arc de Triomphe. No, no, I mean the Ark of the Covenant. I always get those two mixed up.'

Understandable.

'It wasn't a fair fight,' I said. Never had been.
'Yep, well,' said Sam, 'society has never liked women who were too loud, too confident or too angry.'

Preach.

'Five figures?' I hedged my bets.
'I'd say close to it,' he said.
Oh my God. Even split two ways, that would keep me in Brazilians (on my head hair, that is) for a good few months.

4000 pounds will keep you a few months? In England? Which year was this written again?