“Serena had to cross her legs: in moments of dire amusement her bladder tended to play tricks.”

“Serena had to cross her legs: in moments of dire amusement her bladder tended to play tricks.”

“All eyes turned to look at us' would be a slipshod way of putting it; eyes don't turn anyway, heads do, but as our little group joined the fringe of the assembly, there was a discernible swivelling of attention in our direction.”