Lucy blushed faintly. "I was very lonely last time I saw him," she explained. "I'd been here for months on my own and I'd thought he was available and then discovered he wasn't and - "
She stopped, because she couldn't think of a polite way to say she'd felt John had been putting Corwen forward as a substitute for himself.
She sipped at her tea and raised her eyes to Corwen's face. "I've been home since and my husband came with me this time. Not that I've managed to find him since we arrived, so it's not all that different but." She stopped again, really embarrassed now. "I just thought I should mention it."