Meanwhile, in another part of the planet, Mr. Love purchased a home very far away from anyone else. Informed by his realtor that the property would be inaccessible to mail carriers or Uber drivers, Mr. Love responded with a bemused chuckle.

There’s really nothing to say about this picture except that Clive too, found himself on the other side of the Atlantic, a few kilometres from Pim and Bim. The difference being that Clive found himself among cows.

You’ve been wondering what became of Pim and Bim following their intense contemplation of the volcano. No, they didn’t connect with Ukifune. Rather they developed an uncommon craving for Brighton Rock and swam eatward, to the south coast of the UK, to get some.

And not a moment to soon. A few kilometres past the cookie wholesaler Ukifune was engulfed in a slough of despond. But with a box in each hand, and her indomitable spirit she fought her way through.

Ukifune walked for days. Just as the journey was beginning to wear on her she stumbled upon exactly what she needed.

However, when Ukifune finally walked by, Meg and Peg were so busy bickering that they missed her completely.

However, the WDA’s search went on hiatus when his keen eye fell upon a notice that the Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional would momentarily commence the Gerald Finzi Cello Concerto. Understandably he descended swiftly to the Palacio de Bellas Artes.

Struck by an overpowering intuition that Ukifune was in peril, the Well-Dressed Albatross took flight in search of her.

As directed, Meg and Peg, Mr. Love’s 12-year old nieces, were waiting on the other side.

If, as Wallace Stevens has said, “a man and a woman and a blackbird are one”, then Pim and Bim and a volcano are one.