" You're Dr. Siri," said the soldier. "You took a chunk of shrapnel out of my knee once."

"Well then."

"No invitation, no entry. Sorry."

"If I ran past you, do you think you could catch me?"

"Yes."

"Then the operation was a success."

"Yes. "

― Colin Cotterill , The Woman Who Wouldn't Die (Dr. Siri Paiboun, #9)