It turned out to be surprisingly easy. I was allowed to play with it for half an hour on the condition that I didn’t take it out of the house. Next, I had to get Ugly into my bedroom. I couldn’t risk distractions like people barging in and out of a room. When I managed to ...
I suppose that’s because I’m not sure I believe in such a thing. Let’s take Machiavelli, for example. Sure, some pretty heavy types like Napoleon and Hitler were into Machiavelli, but all he was writing about was the truth. Is that evil? And Napoleon was just good at winning his wars. Was that ev...
It sounded like a baby being killed. There it went again, echoing through the darkness. Bill put his arms round Mat. ‘Don’t move,’ he whispered, ‘I’m going to check this.’ ‘Don’t go,’ Mat ordered, ‘There’s a killer out there. Blow the whistle for Tom.’ ‘If we blow the whistle, whoever it is will ...