Chapter 7: In Which Oliver Offers an Opportunity“I still don’t understand,” said Sybil doggedly.
Dianne cried out in frustration. “How many times, you stupid American? You have to stay here until the big bloke says you can leave.”
“Where is this ‘big bloke’? More importantly, who is he? And if you’re so committed to anarchy, why are you taking orders? What happened to your self-determination? Your self-respect, for that matter?”
“It’s not that simple, all right?” said Dianne. “I have to listen to that s**t from Oliver all day, I don’t want to hear it from you, too.” Her patient demeanor had long since started to fray.
Hoyle had kept quiet all morning. The less the anarchists had reason to notice him, the more they’d get out of the habit, and he might see some sort of chance to use the
