Do you know what happens to lads who ask too many questions?"
Mort thought for a moment.
"No," he said eventually, "what?"
There was silence.
Then Albert straightened up and said "Damned if I know. Probably they get answers, and serve 'em right."

I really love this series but the middle books are so poorly written, I don't even understand. This is a reread and I was wondering if I'd still think so the second time around...yup.