We’ll ruin it with some crazy, over-the-top ending.”“You sound so sure. Why?”“A close friend of mine had a beautiful, sweet love affair, whi...h was mostly just simple lovemaking. They had to be apart, and she decided for their last couple of nights, they’d just go crazy and try anything and everything, no matter how wild. It ruined their relationship and it took years to repair.”“You’re taking about Milena and Joel, aren’t you?”“I should deny it, but I could never lie to you.”“You basically. Fogg say? At least I have not missed the steamer, which is the most important thing."Then, as Fix occurred to him: "As for that rascal, I hope we are well rid of him, and that he has not dared, as he proposed, to follow us on board the Carnatic. A detective on the track of Mr. Fogg accused of robbing the Bank of England! Pshaw! Mr. Fogg is no more a robber than I am a murderer."Should he divulge Fix's real errand to his master? Would it do to tell the part the detective was playing? Would it. He had none of these ailments, and even though he could no longer run like a young man or match their strength, he was in better physical shape than men a generation younger than him. Rumours had started a year or two ago that God did not want to take him home to Heavens for a sin he had committed. That God keept him alive and well, and among the living of the mountain goat people in the Grendel Wolde valley. He brushed away some snow that had gathered on his blanket. The wolf fur kept him. To deviate from the Agenda is to move the group to uncharted territory, where career moves and gaming the outcomes have not been carefully plotted.Springing a surprise immediately makes the springer the active enemy of the entire room. Adrenaline flows, glances fly to search for allies, papers get shuffled.Adrian Beimbeau had just performed a coup. The surprise which was not a surprise. Ord Stonewell, the CEO of Promisense had agreed privately to his breach of etiquette by bringing his report.