Saints of the shadow bible. Page 36.

In the pause before the mains (main dish, food prepared in a particular way as part of a meal), Clarke took out her phone, thinking she might do a Google search for Owen Traynor, but she was getting no signal.

She closed her phone down again.

Nor had he made much headway (to make progress) with the aperitif.

…she chided (to speak to someone severely because they have behaved badly) him.

…they were asked if they wanted to see the dessert list. Clarke looked at her companion and shook her head.

     'Any teas or coffees?'

And broadband?' she queried (to ask question, especially in order to check if something is true).