I prefer the word aviatrix. It has more zing to it." "It's very zingy," I agreed.

Everyone watched, wondering if this could be the same lunatic who'd nearly berthed his ornithopter in the restaurant. I swallowed, for it seemed he was headed straight for my table. He pulled off his helmet and a mass of dark auburn hair spilled out. Off came the goggles, and I was looking at the beaming face of Kate de Vries.

I poo poo the chit.' The attendant looked stunned. 'You cannot poo-poo the chit!' I do.' Kate said solemnly. 'I do poo-poo.' We'll walk.

I raised my hands, trying to shush her. "Don't shush me," she said, eyes blazing. "I hate being shushed.

But chance runs like a river through all our lives, and being prepared for surprise is the best we can do.

You see, when medicine works, it is blessed science, and when it fails, it is witchcraft. - Polidori

Honestly," she sighed, "I don't know what kind of life we'll have together, with me always flying off in one direction and you in the other." I smiled. "It's a good thing the world's round," I said.