Tonight, 435NK9 would get its chance to paint the town red.

Very few books that the cultured class has produced of late have been such good literature as the expression "painting the town red."

Painting the town red is a delightful thing until it is done.

But when it is done, when you have painted the town red, an extraordinary thing happens.

"I was painting the town red with a girl," I said.

Sure you can always belly up to the bar at the local pub, but painting the town red here takes much more effort than that.

"Painting the town red" also has strong local connections.

Paint the town red while you're about it, and if you both land in the lock-up, all the better.

You go to paint the town red on a Sunday, you'd better be prepared for pink.

Now, if you don't mind, Grace and I are going to paint the town red.