As she came to a stop and he turned around she was seized by a sudden giddiness. "Isn't it?" she agreed warmly. Ada found herself smiling widely at him, expecting him to understand everything without explanation because obviously it was fate and he felt what she did. "I can't imagine what might have prompted you to do it but I have to think it's the work of fate, don't you agree? That you should be passing at the very moment... It can only be destiny." As she gazed at him she was struck by just how handsome he was - had she truly appreciated it before?

"What else could explain it?" Ada was being incredibly forward but in her state of excitement it felt natural and entirely normal. "I know my heart now, I only wish I'd come to know it sooner."

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