#369586 - For three days obedience training consisted of trying to convince the instructor that she was absolutely sincere when she said she existed to please and she wanted to be a good, obedient cunt. ‘And think of the trouble you could be in if you’re wrong!’ Richard knew he was pushibng Ewing harder than was safe, but he had to speak to Samuel! Richard’s satchel, rudely searched and stuffed back anyhow, was thrust with him into Samuel’s formal privy meeting chamber, an incredible honour for a commoner and one that meant he was in real trouble if this went wrong. For over a year, Richard prepared, rehearsing what he would say, how he would convince the otherworlders of his own foreignness, and how he would sell them his idea.