Lucy artfully fed the flames of her mother’s wrath. But soon the conflagration died down, and the ghosts began to gather in the darkness. There were too many ghosts about. The original ghost—that touch of lips on her cheek—had surely been laid long ago; it could be nothing to her that a man had kissed her on a mountain once.
Ghost of a "flame" sure does indicate passion. Also i hadn't realized that the kiss was on the cheek! That's why she woke from her dream clutching her cheek, while she was in London. I figured but wasn't 100% sure
