So it is like a tavern. [Now she looks a bit uncertain.] I am not sure my cousin would approve of me going to such a place, even for something as innocuous as sewing lessons. He will insist upon chaperoning me, at the least. This will not be a problem, I hope?

Forgive me, I did not mean to pry. Such an illness must be terribly inconvenient.

[She smiles.]

Yes indeed. Just making a home here has kept me very busy, and I have made good friends with whom to pass the time. And of course, my cousin Tybalt is with me, so I never lack for companionship.