'Well,' said Annie, 'you can never go wrong not doing something. It's only when you do things that you get into trouble.' 'I suppose so,' said Kath. 'But now what?' 'What do you mean?' 'I mean, I'm seventy-seven and I never got into any trouble. So now what? Have you got a medal for me? You're a museum director. Write to the Queen and tell her. Otherwise it was all a bloody waste of time, wasn't it?'