When Joshua was talking about Vicky's book, I suddenly felt how scary it would be, to be presented with a book and told that your future was written in it. I don't think I would want to know the date I was destined to die. I think about that sometimes: every year I live through the future anniversary of my death, without knowing which day it is. There's a particular day that I think of as my unlucky day, and every year I breath a sigh of relief if I get past it without disaster - but perhaps by the time I die, I'll think of death as no disaster whatsoever.
Joel Crothers's expression was perfect as Millicent discovered the marriage license.
