ɪn wˈʌns sˈiːn ɪnðə nˈɑːvəl, ɹˈæŋkɪn dᵻskɹˈaɪbz ɹᵻbjˈuːz pˈʊɾɪŋ hɪz fˈʊt ˌɑːntʊ ðə bˈɑːɹ ɹˈeɪl ɪnðɪ ˈɑːksfɚd bˈɑːɹ wɛn ɐ bˈænd ɪz plˈeɪɪŋ.
In once scene in the novel, Rankin describes Rebus putting his foot onto the bar rail in the Oxford Bar when a band is playing.