Rose laughed with him, but stopped and blushed when he complimented her looks. Did he really think her pretty? She knew she wasn't ugly, but her face and features were plain, and her body too sturdy and muscular for her liking, not like the gracious shapes of wealthier young ladies, and her hands were rough, like a working woman's. And yet he thought she was pretty when she laughed. She looked down, trying not to show her very smug smile.

And then she made up her mind, grinned, and pulled him away. "Come on..." She pulled him towards the back of the games stalls. Everyone knew that behind the games stalls was where lads and lasses who liked one another kissed.