There was something about her tone, further reiterating for Noble two ideas: 1) rich families were very odd, 2) the Cartwrights were particularly odd for a rich family. Neither of these were new ideas, but they were solidified. And — not for the first time — he felt bad for Henrietta. But she did need to stop talking to him in person — what if Mrs. Cartwright remembered?

And what if she'd already been a ghost when he cast the weather charm?

"I'm sure it'll be good to live with her," Noble said again, trying to be kind. It had to be better than living with Mrs. Cartwright alive had been. (Her treatment of her daughter on the beach had not endeared her to Noble.) "You'll have to let me know."

For better or worse, they were attached to one another now.

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