hands moved, but it was too dark to make out her signs, so he shook his head again. Selphin reached out and took hold of his hands. He felt her turning them, arranging the fingers, and then slowly moving them. Her hands were smaller than his and a little cool, with calluses on the palms and fingertips. After a few seconds he realized that she was slowly guiding his hands through signs. Nearest building, she signed with his hands, then released them.

