she had even started to feel weak in the knees from being so close to him . happily , there is nothing of the kind , and your majesty has just acquired a new proof of it . ' you 're giving him everything on a god-damn plate , heather . `` do n't let him use us against you . a long stone chimney puffed smoke into the clear night . `` other doctors , '' she echoed , looking at me in fascination . when he did not volunteer anything further in the way of conversation , she tried another tack . 