And he himself was going to cause more, Chance thought bleakly.

Unless, he thought bleakly, something had happened to him, too.

Not a good start to my new career, Madeleine thought bleakly.

We can't even bring her body back for a funeral, he thought bleakly.

Do not again make a fool of yourself, she thought bleakly.

At least I'll have a roof over my head, she thought bleakly.

It certainly wouldn't happen again, he thought bleakly, not ever.

I used to be able to sleep an entire night, she thought bleakly.

Maybe it wasn't a bad thing after all, he thought bleakly.

She might, he thought bleakly, have need of such teaching later on.