As soon the computer had restarted, Dan dropped into the chair and began tapping furiously at the keyboard with such concentration that he hardly seemed to notice anybody else in the room until he briefly looked up. "Good. You're dismissed for the evening. Let the others know that they are too." And with that said, he went back to work, typing long into the night until interrupted or passed  out. The maids were free to decide whether to drag this day on or start the next one.