After the exchange of letters with Mr. Krait, Al had taken the time to tidy the rooms up in preparation. With great difficulty he had moved furniture and the rug on the floor to provide a space in case the specimen mentioned would be actually brought. Once that had been achieved he put the mixture of wall trunk and humidor where he kept his most valuable and precious books, just in case they might be needed. While he left the building and sat in the gazebo to wait he thought on the meeting and its possibilities.
Perhaps the Temple would have been better for this, as there would be the altar and chains, if fixation was necessary... Though the Farm is public and known, the Temple is not. It remains to be seen whether the question of subduction isn't purely academic...
Shrugging the thought off he took a newspaper out of his briefcase and began solving crossword puzzles.