I stepped closer still. He closed his eyes again and covered my hand with his own. 'You smell of violets. You always smell of violets,' he said. 'You've no idea how many times I have walked these moors and smelled them and thought you were near. On and on I walked, following the scent of you, and you were never there. When I saw you in the hall tonight, I thought I had finally gone mad.
One seldom finds something if one never actually looks for it.
Itβs the cleverest thing I have ever seen,β she pronounced. βAt first glance, you look like any other countrywoman, but you can move like a man in it.β βI can move like a scientist,β I corrected. βAnd that is more to the point.
