"What was that old threat I used to tell you? Ah, yes. Plucked like a Christmas Goose. Maybe I'll get to act on it, hmm?"

There weren't any roads in Hell, of course, but she spun out not far from their destination and walked along the outside of the car to open the door and pull Gabriel out of it by the collar. It might have been easier to tell him to come, but more amusing to drag him like a misbehaving puppy.

"We're here," she said. "Any last words?"