Milady had suggested he should spoil her, and the address he gave said he planned to continue doing so. It had been some time since she'd been there - on a mission, getting close to an MP's aide who'd been less useful than she'd hoped, but who'd wanted to impress the young widow.

"You've told me so little about yourself, Eric. Impeccable style, excellent taste," in what she didn't say, "With an easy, and deserved, confidence, but those are all things anyone could see."