herr flik welcomed her and whisked her inside into her office ( all she had expected was a portacabin , was this luxury , or what ) , and helmut , please you call me helmut , explained that it had once been his brothers office , but his services were now no longer required , and so they all , well as many as could fit into it had a welcoming drink , that tried to take the lining off her throat , and burn a hole in her stomach wall , she quite liked it .