"I've never seen such a fine dining room," she admitted, "not even in the manor I worked at before I met me husband." She did what he did and dipped some bread into the vinegar mixture, and she nibbled daintily. Her eyes roamed over his face as he talked and they ate together. "This is delicious," she said, indicating the mixture she had just tried. "Does Miss Cora know how ta make Scotch Eggs?" she asked then, knowing that if the answer was no, she would have to change that because it was her favorite thing besides fruit.

"If ye plan to court me properly..." she echoed and then said, "Lorn, ye are wooin' me just fine." She gave a throaty laugh and set her hand on his arm, gazing at him with a smile on her face.