and from her : stories of new york ( the packing and the leaving and the strange mix of feelings that came along with it ) , and of edinburgh ( the foggy mornings and the fairy-tale castle ; her father 's new job and their family 's new town house ; the smell of stew and the early darkness ; the constant presence of the sea , which was not so very different from the one laid out before them now , sprinkled with boats and the occasional bird ) .