"A lawyer?" Brand said.  "I had thought that lawyers were very articulate, but I suppose that comes with practice.  I've always been fond of intellectual debate.  How interesting, the way that scarf there is tied...may I see?"<br/><br/>He reached out and touched her scarf.  It immediately unravelled and dropped from her shoulders.<br/><br/>"I'm terribly sorry," he said, though he certainly didn't sound it.  "An accident, I assure you."