" It's hard to be certain, but some have traded under more than one name. They say Mr Apples was Mr..."

" The Clay Men are cheap, strong, contented immigrant labour imported en masse across the Unterzee...."

" There's a healthy export trade in souls from Fallen London to Hell. But like all trade, it's lice..."

" A young lady of your acquaintance has completed her university education. She has a creditable de..."

" You may have heard that milliners tend towards insanity. The hat makers of the Neath are the madd..."

" The Neath's most mystical fortune-teller. You can tell this by the number of silk scarves she wea..."

" The Starveling Cat! The Starveling Cat! Why does it look at us like that?"

" This far underground, there are no natural lights. There are distant phosphorescent things in the..."

" That's a very personal question. They don't ask you if you're really meat."