It was no answer, but for the time being I decided to be satisfied with it. 'Why didn't you tell me you had enough of Mexico? Why the manoeuvring?' I asked.

'You wouldn't have let me come here; you'd have forced me to stay there,' Lewis replied.

I was as shaken as if he had slapped me. What resentment there was in his voice!

'Do you really believe what you're saying?'

'Yes,' Lewis replied.