The point was, I wasn't really willing to make the amend, to make it right. But the point of an amend, as I understand it now, is to make it right for the person who was wringed, to the best of our ability, and in so doing, making it right for ourselves.

[…]Paul almost had poor Keeper in a corner Where he would have to quit his politics Or be a Christian. Paul, I wish you'd say That over. I shall have to retail it To some of Keeper's friends that come in here, A bunch of smalltime revolutionaries.[…]

To that end, testing should be used to keep society open not shut it down, which is what is happening now despite Mr Johnson's intentions. That lesson should have been learnt with the pingdemic last summer but apparently was not.

The serving Sister pursed up her lips to remind him of the cloistral rule, almost as if she wanted to prevent any conversation between him and the nun.