Temeraire spots a man in some rather splendid clothing, circles closely for a moment to observe his behavior and scout out the landing possibilities, and then comes to a very careful rest, doing his best not to crush any statues and only the minimum possible number of shrubberies and decorative plantings.

"Excuse me, I am looking for a gentleman named Ca--Mr. William Laurence, who has yellow hair. Have you seen him anywhere?"