My only quarrel with the plot of the novel is that a whiff of grapeshot is more likely to move the electorate in favour of the Government in power than against it, especially if it is a Conservative Government.

• 我对小说情节的惟一争论是，一阵小弹丸更可能激起选民支持执政的政府，而不是去反对它，对保守党政府尤其如此。