Not necessarily," Stephen added, only a little slyly. "It's basically finished, Chris. Apart from the last of the magical systems, and this crazy walk-in fridge, we're done. The goblins are putting the finishing touches on the bolt-hole as we speak. You could have sprung your big reveal any day this week as far as I'm concerned. The place isn't furnished, so what does a half-installed fridge-room matter?"
"You've met Annabel, haven't you?"
"Heck, I know she wouldn't care less. Don't put it off for that, do it this evening. If the panels arrive, I'll stay late to work on it. It'll give me an excuse to be here when they all see."
"Today?! Are you sure?" Chris frowned, in a way it had been a relief to hear that he could put it off until tomorrow, cowardly as that seemed. "I don't know if I
