Courage, my word

The last of Shackleton's 4.  The imagination, the patience, and the idealism are easy by comparison.  The courage to walk from obligations.  For your own sake, no matter the consequence, no matter the past, or future.  I am surprised of your doubts, but during such a long spell, dating back a year and eight months, it makes sense that questions would be triggered at some point.

But then AG raised the spectre, unprompted, on the boat after his passage through Egypt.  And the Tall Ships have started to arrive.  And the Senator herself is making for your first rendezvous in Charlotte's town.  How dare you toy with the idea of missing her, the chance to place a few dimes in hidden places for collection at the bottom of the world.

The sighting of the potential cottages and your inability to live like a normal guan in this one lead the way.  The chance must be seized, the leap taken.  Conversation to be had in early August to set the stage, a good 6-7 months out.  Buy the Cape Town to Dubai to London flight tomorrow as a token of commitment.  It always starts with the flights, months out.  Who knows, maybe sanity will prevail and all will fall into place.  Or not.  The only thing that matters is where you are on March 3rd.

Don't let me down now, McMahon.