"Oh yeah, it's not problem at all, sir. Gideon, you just have to take a few pictures for me and then we'll all be tip-top. Perhaps once your feet are better, we can go for a ... a jaunt around the neighbour. Look at the houses. You love looking at houses." Aziraphale tried, wanting to encourage the boy as best he could.

Gideon was trembling because there was a lot right now but he nodded his head and then sipped some orange juice. It was good.

"A smashing lad!" Aziraphale ruffled Gideon's hair, just trying to be as upbeat as he could be. "You can sit with me while we do it - if that's okay with you, sir?" Aziraphale looked up at Holden for approval, not wanting to overstep but knowing that evidence was important.