"Hello, Mr. Sam Hawk! Where's Prince John's illegitimate twin brother today?" (Photo by J.M. Hilton)

"He's taken a government job in Washington -- helping to make certain some, ah, things nobody knows about conveniently disappear." (Photo by J.M. Hilton)

"But Lily went to Wall Street to make the bad guys invisible! Surely our fine representatives in Washington have the formidable rectitude of the Mother of the Gracchi?" (Photo by J.M. Hilton) Oh, gracious mio! It would seem our little dog Sadie has a very great deal to learn~

"You'll have to forgive my sister. Or not." (Photo by J.M. Hilton)

Meanwhile, on Wall Street: "FREE AGAIN! LUCKY, LUCKY, LUCKY WE! FREE AGAIN!" (Non-photo by J.M. Hilton)

And somewhere in an obscure kennel on Capitol Hill: "Make the pork disappear? Why the pork? OK, Brussels sprouts I can understand, but the pork? (SIGH) I wish I were back home in the enchanted forest." (Non-photo by J.M. Hilton)

"If you don't finish the job we hired you to do, that just might happen, my boy, and not in a good way." (Photo by J.M. Hilton)

Earlier this week: "I understand Stump is ten years old and came out of retirement to win Westminster. I MUST e-mail Lily, to let her know she doesn't have to remain invisible any longer, poor old dear." (Photo by J.M. Hilton)

"Now that's what I call a bitch!" (Photo by J.M. Hilton)