Book Two, Chapter 31 Summary

Theo picks up Miriam and Julian in the Citizen that he has stolen from the elderly couple. He has made a decision that they will double back to Wychwood Forest, which is closer to Oxford and London. He does not have very much petrol and he does not believe that Xan would expect him to come closer to danger.

Julian has begun going into labor. For a while her contractions stop. Theo is relieved, because he can be more cautious and less hasty with his driving. Miriam and Julian are upset, because they know there is not much time before they are caught and they want the baby to be born first. The contractions soon start again.

When they hit the woods, they decide to get rid of the Citizen. Before they do, Theo turns on the radio, which...