Francis Varney had not traveled outside the country in over a hundred years, and it had not occurred to him during his more recent interactions with the world that along with an ordinary driver’s license he ought to get himself a passport. This became a problem almost at once, and it was really only due to the urgency of the situation that he didn’t hesitate at all before fixing the ticket agent with the full force of his metallic eyes and dropping half a ton of thrall on her.
