He never did say 'I love you'. And, although she would have given anything to hear it, a part of her said it was alright. He said 'quite right, too'. At first glance cocky, silly words, she soon came to realise that they were his way of saying he was happy she loved him. That it was right for her to love him. They were an acceptance of her love where he could so easily have backed away and ran right there and then. If acceptance was all she would ever get, she reflected, it was much better than nothing.