The tone she answered the question in made him think she wasn't trying to flee an abusive husband, but she had clearly still come here with a purpose in mind. Presumably she wanted something from him, because if she'd been after Matilda she could have come and go before he'd been home from work. His patience in trying to get it out of her was a little thin; he had done quite a bit for her in recent months already, from the scene onboard the Santa Antonina up through her reception the previous weekend, and thought he'd rather fulfilled his quota of brotherly duties for the next few months.
"Well, happy to have you," he said mildly. If she wanted something, she would have to come out and ask for it, because he wasn't going to fish.
"Well, happy to have you," he said mildly. If she wanted something, she would have to come out and ask for it, because he wasn't going to fish.
