He'd also lost the angry edge that had marked him when he was younger, and about time, since he'd be thirty-five at his next birthday. My father's health has been failing. Sorry to hear that. Gavin pulled out a cigar and struck a light. The world is a smaller place than it used to be.
Ships are faster, and the unknown is being mapped and explored.
I've been saving China for last. After this visit, I'll be ready to go home. Kyle thought back to the day he'd discovered China. When I was fourteen, I wandered into a curio shop in London and found a folio of Chinese drawings and watercolors. Lord knows how it made its way there.