The truth of the matter was that when something pushed you until you couldn't take it anymore, they deserved whatever happened to them -- they made that happen. But terrible people could sometimes see that coming, and there was never a more terrible snare for a favorite victim than killing whatever hope they had for fighting back and snuffing it out forever.

The fact that Jiminy had managed to leave at all was nothing short of a wonder.

"Well, it's never too late to learn you are wrong," he said lightly. "In truth, I'm not trying to be a snob. Just when I decided to try it I just got what I thought was correct and let taste dictate from there."