forever we try

There's still some moments that stick out in my memory—the work in the fields (?) during the war; "Hence, as you say, the cocaine;" Mary's "Are you telling me the butler did it?"—even though I can't remember what the butler was supposed to have done under the circumstances, heh. And their entire first meeting, of course. Maybe I should reread it too...

I'm glad to hear it still (mostly) holds together—looking forward to hearing your thoughts on the sequels, too!!