“We do it my way,” I said, “and see where we end up. Could be an absolute bloody disaster, for all I know. Or we could end up ruling all the kingdoms of the earth. Would you like that?” She thought about it. “I can’t see the point,” she said. “Nor me. But you never know. Maybe it’s like what my mother used to tell me when I got invited to kids’ parties and I didn’t want to go. You’ll enjoy it when you get there, she used to say. Maybe we’ll get there and find it’s fun.”
