live by. She wrote—
May it be sudden, whatever you plan for us; may man’s mind
Be blind to the future. Let him hope on in his fears.
I am glad we’re blind to the future. If I’d known what lay in store for us in
Finally they told Bond he could leave the hospital. Chi-Chi picked him up late one afternoon and drove him back to her apartment. He had telephoned M privately and had been given four weeks’ sick leave, though they both knew there would be a year of physiotherapy before Bond’s muscles could be completely restored.
The apartment was back to normal, and even the shattered glass on the museum poster had been repaired.
‘This is where we came in,’ Bond said.
‘Yes, but tonight will be different, James. I really have planned a wonderful meal. Just sit down, relax and I’ll get it started.’ She went into the kitchen, and a few seconds later Bond heard her explode with anger. She came storming out – ‘Guess what I’ve done? I’ve forgotten to get the wine. James, would you be a darling and . . . ?’
‘No!’ Then he saw her begin to laugh. ‘Absolutely no! No way! Never! Negative and out!’
John Gardner served with the Fleet Air Arm and Royal Marines before embarking on a long career as a thriller writer, including international bestsellers
Licence Renewed
For Special Services
Icebreaker
Role of Honour
Nobody Lives For Ever
No Deals, Mr Bond
Scorpius
Win, Lose or Die
Licence to Kill
Brokenclaw
The Man from Barbarossa
Death is Forever
Never Send Flowers
SeaFire
GoldenEye
COLD
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First published in Great Britain in 1990 by Hodder and Stoughton Ltd.
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