It follows that, so far as crime is determined by external circumstances, every step made by woman towards her independence is s step towards that precipice at the bottom of which lies a prison. -A History of Crime in England, Luke Owen Pike, 1876 Here comes the candle to light you to bed, Here comes the chopper to chop off your head. (Children's rhyme.... right up there with "ashes, ashes we all fall down" celebrating the plague... " ...and, if I survive the passage, what will happen then? Do you suppose Australia is an inviting place? Do you suppose they send people there for their own enjoyment?" There, now you pretty much know the entire story.