02 - But not Gabbana

As agreed, Alphonse (the taxidermist) and Malvolio Claxendell meet at the Cave Estate Agency, where the receptionist informs them that her boss, Leroy Fingal, was out of the office at an assembly of the Dulas Meet, the animal protection society that celebrates all horseless and non-vulpine hunting. Founded in 1832 by the cousin of Roderick Murchison (the geologist), the group aims to retrieve fossils (currently their quest is to discover Eumetopian subfossils). Luckily just then the Dulas Meet is gathering in the village square, and Fingal agrees to draw up the paperwork enabling Alphonse to transfer ownership of the shop to Claxendell. Alphonse is wearing a magenta Domenico Dolce outfit.