"Stop by the Dormouse, sometimes; she gets a lot of attention. She'n Mrs-- Miss Wanda seem ta be doing well."

I can hear his relief, and I smile a little.

"Better than before, from what she tells me. Marriage," I add quietly, "is a holy thing, but only if both parties have the same intentions."

"Town's words are est deus in nobis. Worse things for people ta live up to, I guess."

That probably depends on the god, I think, but I don't want to spoil his mood.

"The divine works through us, and when a community acts together - yes."

"But not sure we're-- not sure the town's quite back on its feet?"

"I know what you mean," I say. "But it's easy to be optimistic on a day like today, isn't it?"