it was a matter of whether piper was going to see anything or not . he looked at me with concern in his voice , and i turned away because i did n't want to see pity in his eyes . `` it 's really quite simple , '' breeze said , tapping the table with his dueling cane . she had thought she would be furious when she saw him again , but she was not , only puzzled and wondering . would mollie ever be willing to come back to his flat with him again ? 