Just One Damned Thing After Another (The Chronicles of St Mary's, #1)

by Jodi Taylor

‘It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.’

Suppose you were offered the opportunity to visit sixteenth-century London to witness, say, the coronation parade of Elizabeth I -it's not all battlefields and blood -would you still want to go?’ ‘Yes.’ ‘You understand very clearly that this would be on an observation and documentation basis only? Interaction of any kind is not only extremely unwise, it is usually strictly forbidden.’ ‘If I was to be offered any such opportunity, I would understand that very clearly.’ ‘Please be honest, Dr Maxwell, is this admirable calm because deep down, very deep down, you think I’m clearly insane and this is going to be one to tell in the pub tonight?’ ‘Actually, Dr Bairstow, deep down, very deep down, I’m having a shit-hot party.’

They shall not grow old, as we that are left grow old Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them.

‘Look, I’m well and truly focused now, but I’m not sure how long I can keep this up. If you don’t get a move on then I’m going to be wandering off again. What's the problem?’