Sophies Star's Forced Self Knock Out

I think we can safely take it by Annabelle's silence on the subject that she has no intention whatsoever of entertaining this proposition.

In the circumstances, it's probably better not to dwell on the subject. Had she said " Leave it with me " or " Watch this space ", i'd have thought we had a 5% chance of success! If she says nothing, however, it means " Not a cat in hell's chance!