Christine was going to ask him to lift his head, but decided not to. He was a stranger to her after all.

That was still not enough to have her step into the Pony. She looked up at the place and apologized with a smile. It wasn't him, it was the place itself, even if it was nicer it was not a place for a woman like her to step in to. She could be trapped inside and not allowed to leave, or someone could start rumors and then they would find out how true it was. While she was curious, she was too nervous to enter such a place. "Sorry, please take care. And feel free to come by my book store. It's called Pennyfeather's."