her card face down before Muko could look at it in any more detail, and he was left not knowing exactly what it was like since he'd only had a glimpse of it. The two of them sat without a word, not even glancing at each other, allowing an awkward silence to develop between them. No-one else sat down at Muko's table so the other two seats were still free.
The seats remained unoccupied for a while, during which time Muko and the girl maintained their silence, but at length two more children came and sat at the table – a plump girl with long red hair and glasses, and a boy with very short red hair