"Yes, sometimes we'd live in the country, and others, we would live in the city," she said by way of reply. Then a sudden smell hit her nostrils and her expression changed. She lifted the babe to her shoulder and pulled her little gown up just enough so she could pull the nappy away from her butt. The nappy was clean.

She gave a sidelong glance toward Tobias as the smell went away and she wondered if he too smelled it for that fleeting moment.