"Oh don't worry. I have my ways of slipping out unnoticed. Its surprisngly easy for me to become invisible. And theres half a dozen places on the Continent I'd be welcome."
Sometimes, she thought of returning. Of packing everything in and starting afresh - where nobody knew the name Clearwater.
"Ha! Only valuable cos its little stomach is stuffed with my good socks! I shall have to come up with name for him, because cursing without a name isn't terribly effective. Any suggestions that won't bruise his ego?"