 I didn't come. I'm a very determined woman, you know, and I made up my mind to meet you ages ago. Oh, that was charming of you. I'm not much to meet, really. You see, I'd read Broken Reads. Ah, did you like it? Like it? I think it's one of the finest novels I've ever read. Oh, there now. How do you manage to know so much about women? I'm afraid my knowledge of them is sadly superficial. Oh, no, you can't call Evelyn's character superficial. It's amazing.