Alan mentioned that they had sung “a silly song to Gabriele”, and Toddy described her hysterical laughter. “Ach so,” the girls chorused, “Will you sing it for us?” they asked innocently, not realising that they were about to incite a riot. Our heroes needed no second bidding, and within moments the Knaba was ringing to the strains of “Ich bin der Musikmann”, while the proprietor turned off his juke-box in disbelief as several locals were seen choking on their beer.

Meanwhile, Giselle hid behind the curtains is embarrassment, Gudrun turned blue in the face in her attempts to suppress her giggles, while Unka laughed so much she fell under the table. Everyone was unanimous that it was the ‘Schottishe Doodlesac’ that finished her off. Needless to say, there were no requests for an encore, but Gudrun really started something when she introduced our heroes to the game of ‘Panama Canal’, for the next hour saw them buy many a glass of beer is order to blow froth all over each other.

Other people mere playing silly buggers too, for on their way home, Len and John decided that Gabriele was not learning Morris fast enough, and were soon occupied with teaching her ‘Wheatley Processional’ in the middle of the street!