And on that note—

"I believe that should bring our first meeting here to an end," Childermass speaks up again, gruff voice rising to be a little louder than usual. He glances around at the gathered group, then up towards the Ringmaster. "Ignatius will need time to recover and we, time to consider what's been said."

It's his second attempt to end this, though perhaps not prematurely this time. If the Ringmaster is growling, well, they don't need her to decide to bite Ignatius' head off after all.