"I am here, nobody has seen me," she replied. Her eyes followed his and went to the necklace. "That's very pretty."
Was it for some other woman? Was it somebody he wanted more than her? Was it... was it a bit small? Yes it was. Who did she know that was that petite? Most of the ladies were slender, but nobody was really child-sized.
Child... sized. Was that for a child? His child? Oh.
"It's for your daughter?" she ventured, trying to cover the hope in her voice with sympathy.