But there was no gainsaying the wisdom of the advice which he had given me as to concealing the treasure.

There is a sudden sharp pain. It's biting me. I try to scream but my throat merely coughs up bile. I struggle to keep it down. Then a wave of warmth spreads out from the biting point. Up my arm and into the rest of me.

What's her endgame, do you think?

You're witnessing a great reference work in the making.