He told her more about himself than he had ever told another soul.

It was she who spoke first of the manuscript upon which he was working.

He had spoken of certain adventures that had led up to the writing of one of his books.
"And this last book you are writing, which you call 'Mothers,'" she said.
"Is it to be like 'Fair Play ?'" "It was to have been the last of the trilogy.

But it won't be now, Ladygray.

I've changed my mind." "But it is so nearly finished, you say ?" "I would have completed it this week.