And then I did my year, and even at the end of the year... I'd done a lot of research on The Normans by then, but I hadn't actually written Chapter One or, indeed, sentence one. And I started at the end of the year dreading the telephone ringing, calling me in. And, actually, they gave me about 15 months, but eventually the telephone did ring. And I remember sitting in the tube, saying, what am I going to say? I still... I was still uncertain. And then I went in and I said, 'I'm leaving.' And as I said it, I thought I'll be back tomorrow morning, on all fours, saying, 'I didn't mean it, take me back, take me back, please', you know. But, in fact, that's what happened, and I haven't regretted it for a single second since. I'm absolutely convinced that it was the right decision, and I don't think I'm that interested in diplomacy and foreign affairs. I don't think maybe I was a... would've been a terrific success. I mean, I think I'd have been an ambassador, but it might have been in Nicaragua or somewhere, you know. And, anyway, I was out. And what I loved, first of all, really, what I loved was the independence, saying, 'I'll stay in bed tomorrow morning if I want to'; or, 'Yes, of course, I'll come to Nigeria' or whatever, you know. I was free. So that was a tremendous excitement.