Carl could have said Please disembowel yourself and sauté your intestines w
ith mushrooms. Indulge me, if you don't mind and anyone in the agency would
have done it. It's disgusting what sycophancy can do.
"Name one," I said. "Give me the name of one of those agents."
Miranda drew back. "What?" she said, rather too loudly.
"The ientcio says he understands that you humans have a phrase -- 'The road
to Hell is paved with good intentions.' He suggests that this may be a case
where that phrase might apply."