"You don't need to apologise," Kate assures me. "Hermia and Valmont should know..." She looks at Valmont as he leaves, and Glass answers "Didn't manage," she says, shootin' a strange look at Kate. It's almost like she's ashamed, but that can't be right, knowin' what I do 'v Glass. "Meant to, only didn't manage t'draw her off, and--'m sorry."

My eyebrows rise in surprise t'that. "It's alright," I tell Glass. "But I think it's good for people t'know."

Kate invites her inside, and I frown quick at that, though there ain't nothin' I can say. Glass accepts 'a course, and I ain't sure 'f Kate means me t'follow 'r not.

Well, I live there too, now. "I want t'say 'hi' t'Johnny," I tell Kate, layin' a hand on her arm. "But I'll come home after."