Arthur could protest that there's nothing wrong with scavenging for bin food. He's done it plenty. Needs must when the devil drives and all of that.

But what the man says next gives him pause and he decides defending dumpster diving isn't the right line to pursue at the moment.

He's not against breaking rules. He has broken more rules than he can count. It's the getting caught, the being seen while doing it. The risk of punishment - swift and brutal in Wellington Wells - is enough to make him resist the idea of committing a terrible social faux pax in public view.

But if they could somehow avoid being spotted....well, that's a metaphorical horse of a different color! His curiosity is piqued.

"Then I'd say that's a trick I'd very much like to know. How?"