TWELVE
BLOOMSBURY AND WHITEHALL, LONDON, & NORTH HILL, SOMERSET, 2023 AD
“I’m either going to London or India—it depends,” Jake told Alice casually.
“I’m happy to come with you to London, but India’s out of the question.”
“Why?”
“Hepatitis A, hepatitis B, typhoid, cholera, yellow fever, Japanese encephalitis, rabies, polio and tetanus. Are nine reasons enough? Those are just the recommended inoculations. Quite frankly, I’m not prepared to do that to my body at this stage of my pregnancy. Anyway, why do you want to go there?”
“You’re right, of course, Alice. I’m hoping that I can find the volumes I need in London so that I won’t have to fly out.”
She pursed her lips and frowned. “Are you saying that your mission might take you to the subcontinent?”
“That is what I’m saying, unless I
