Abilene tried not to blush. Oh dear, so it was the fellow she'd known from London, whose reappearance in her life yesterday had sent butterflies wheeling through her stomach. "That's so sweet," she replied, quickly searching for a way to change the topic of conversation. "Ah- and what of Elijah? How has he been?" Although Abilene was never close to the current constable of Whitby, his was a name Rose had mentioned and so might be willing to discuss.