There were two things going on: 1) I had already established in my own mind where I wanted to go with the next series, and having James around as a Grey Eminence would have complicated matters. He had had an amazing life and it was time to bid him good-bye.
“Do we really want a society in which the stigma of going on the dole has been erased?”
“I have tons of sunglasses. My husband won't let me buy another pair because I lose them all the time.”