Anne watched him. There was more to that answer, she was certain, but it had to be hard for him to explain in English. "The sea is very pretty here," she agreed. Anne had never seen the sea in other places. Unless a few miles north or south along the shore counted.

Had to be rich, to travel from France to here just to see the sea. Why was he talking to a girl like her? Should she be suspicious? But he looked younger than Noah bloody Longbottom, and pretty harmless.

She held out her hands. "Can I have it back now, please?" she asked. She did not want to disappoint Chéri. But she also did not want him to ruin her work.