He should just let this go, let her go.

She was not very good at the season. But - despite her awkwardness, and the freckles - she had curves that appealed to a sort of man, and pretty eyes. She was gentle. She would find a husband eventually. And any husband she did find would surely be a better one than Cash.

But Nora Abercrombie represented a sort of freedom to him - a hard-won freedom that he needed if he was going to feel anything again. So, hating himself, Cash said softly: "I don't know how anyone could think you bad at it."

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