It asked for nothing back.

After six years of love that kept a running bill, I did not know a person could give like that without expecting to collect, and it took me a long time to stop waiting for the invoice.

Chapter 6 — Boston

The specialist in Boston did not bother being gentle, and I would come to be grateful for it.

Gentleness had been Cassian’s whole method.

This woman dealt only in the truth.