“So how the hell did Christina drive that old rattle trap you told me about without going off the road?”
“Funny thing was, she drove as if she was aware of every pot hole and every bump in the road. It was like she'd driven it a thousand times before and had absolute control over the car, even when she couldn't see where we were going because of the snow.”
“Sounds almost unreal, this Christina of yours.”
“Not unreal, Karen, just very resourceful and very clever and someone who knows her country and its history inside out and back to front. She taught me a lot in a very short space of time.”
“You really are quite enamoured with her aren't you, Dexter? I should be jealous.”
“Oh, come on Karen. You and I have never been like that with each other have we?”
“Only joking, Dexter, though I
