'There's been a row in the kitchen,' said Cressida. 'They were at it hammer-and-tongs. Yelling. I was just wondering whether I ought to tell Hilly when I heard Moult come into the passage. He was shouting back at the others. He said: "You lot! You're no more than a bloody squad of bloody thugs"... And do you know what Cuthbert said? He said: "One more crack out of you and I'll bloody block your light".' 'What do you suppose that means?' asked Troy. 'I know what it sounded like,' said Cressida. 'It sounded like murder...'