her. Suddenly that line appeared between her eyebrows; she stared blankly into the distance and chewed her finger, lost in thought. I loved it when she had that air of industrious concentration. For a long time now I’d been able to tell from the set of her shoulders if she was tense; but the way she’d left the door ajar indicated that she wanted company. There was a familiarity between us that seemed infinite, like two mirrors reflecting one another.

