Interesting to note that C.S. Lewis and Tolkien met Arthur C. Clarke and a BIS colleague in a different bar - must have regarded it as neutral territory: 'Need

Interesting to note that C.S. Lewis and Tolkien met Arthur C. Clarke and a BIS colleague in a different bar - must have regarded it as neutral territory: 'Needless to say, neither side converted the other, and we refused to abandon our diabolical schemes of interplanetary conquest. But a fine time was had by all, and when, some hours later, we emerged a little unsteadily from the Eastgate, Dr. Lewis' parting words were "I'm sure you're very wicked people - but how dull it would be if everyone was good"'