No, she thought grimly, what she'd learned tonight was a much better way.

But it didn't look like she would be for long, he thought grimly.

I must be strong for him as well, she thought grimly.

She probably couldn't even remember her first man, he thought grimly.

But that would make things too easy, she thought grimly.

Looks like I've walked right into a meeting, she thought grimly.

What was it, he thought grimly, not looking at the other man.

Very soon, he thought grimly, they would be certain the end of the world had come.

Or in any other situation, for that matter, she thought grimly.

More to the point, he thought grimly, what would they do to him?