`` the dancing has started back there if you 're interested , '' he said and reached out to take her hand . it had not been caught in your clothing ; you apparently lost it the night you were in her room . the fantasy novel bore a name on the front that - in the delight of looking at my own name - i 'd completely missed . then she sat down before the fire , hugging her knees with her arms . you wondered at the time why he focused on you . 