If she was feeling less worried, Enid would have been more fascinated by the space, which could only belong to the Yarwood family. She wanted to look through the telescope. How long had this observatory been disused? While the candles lit, they looked as if they had seen better days — Enid could see a layer of dust along them, and on the floor under her boots.

She listened carefully. Her face was still flushed — not even from embarrassment, really, but from the ale she had drank so quickly.

"I've never seen you do something careless," Enid said, tone gentle. He clearly thought a great deal about everything he did and said — which was part of why she was attracted to him initially. She reached up to twirl her finger around one of her curls. "And I — certainly wouldn't want to rush into anything, even with my feelings."