After the ball is over

J's graduation night last night. He'd asked about bringing some friends back later. A bevy of revellers about 3.00am I think, they didn't create a ruckus though. I thought they'd left when I came downstairs, but no, I had three gently snoring companions for breakfast. Peeked into the sitting room, four more there...my courage failed me then and I left the upstairs rooms closed, before heading off gratefully to work.