In Hell there are no agreements unless you are a disagreeable person in which case it is all agreements. It’s beside the point, however, since all agreements are broken, the exceptions being those agreements that should be broken. These are kept with an absolutism that would even astonish the radical left (and the radical right, for that matter).
There is a very contrarian tone to Hell.
This is brought up because of the way it affected Harcourt and the angel Alicia who had agreed to help Harcourt leave Hell. I don’t think it takes a great deal of explanation to convey the problems this entailed.
She agreed to help Harcourt leave.
He wanted to leave.
All agreements are broken except …
You see? Harcourt had to find a way to make himself want to remain in Hell. Otherwise the sweet angel Alicia would not be able to help, certainly not with any success.
It was a conundrum, that’s for sure.
