The Doctor paused and raised an eyebrow. Then he sighed and sat back on his haunches.

"You're right," he said wearily. He rubbed his eyes with the back of his hand. "I'm panicking. I shouldn't do that. You can never think straight when you're panicking. Of course," he added, "maybe crawling around on the floor is a good place to start. You never know."

He looked at Wensleydale and put his head on one side. "What's your name, by the way?"