The boil was still there and still lanceable.

States that fail to sufficiently attend to the imagined attributes of statehood required by the international system risk being deemed nonstates by the international community...

[…] Ben laid them [the knives and forks] side by side, counted them, and finding the number agree with his guests, said, “They’ll dow capital when they’ve had a bit of a rub up.”

Lili takes leave with a kiss, and says hi to a young man sitting alone, sulking on a bench outside. / That's Jeannie's boyfriend