He should be asking for the necklace back, he should be, and he can't figure out why he doesn't. One day he will and he'll be furious when he does, but Lambert has at least the upcoming week before he has to face that. For now, the abrupt arrival of the servant is distracting enough that he won't think of it again.

"Why am I not surprised," Childermass says dryly. He shrugs that hand off his shoulder, sitting up straighter again as he does. "I try not to drink in the course of my duties—" Which is a phrase he is so used to saying that it comes out automatically. 'Free time' is actually a long-forgotten concept that the carnival shockingly has too much of, though recalling that does give him pause. "Though... I suppose I do not actually have any here."