She smiles a little. "If I were in your shoes, I'd be thinking the same thing." Perhaps he'll find out one day—there are ways, she knows. But she's not going to dwell on it, not now.

"Well, I must say, I am pleased to meet you, at last. And I'm grateful for your help."

It only occurs to her after she's spoken that she's inadvertently given something away: the fact that she and Finn will never meet, not in the normal order of things. Perhaps he won't notice. Or at least be good enough to stick to his word, and leave it alone.