Then she laughed rather mirthlessly.
"Well," she said, "there aren't many things in this world worth crying for.

You've had enough of me, I guess.

It's time I shunted." She tried to withdraw her hand, but Merefleet's hold tightened.
"No, no.

Not yet," he said, almost as if he were pleading with her.

"I've behaved abominably.