As he listened to Rowena, he observed Cooper coming up the stairs. The maid had clearly found him and as instructed the man was walking towards him. He smiled at his companion as he got close, then his eyes turned to the speaking Rowena. By this time he had been given his coat and was, like Rowena in front of him, putting his on too.<br/><br/>Once the good lady had finished speaking, he smiled to her warmly and responded “It has indeed been an honour and an absolute pleasure to have met you on this eve. I look forward to receiving said letter and I hope such a correspondence will find it swiftly to my door as I am sure that such an encounter will be without incident.”<br/><br/>With his coat now button and Cooper dispatched to the horses, he slowly made his way towards the main door and into the night. Just at the door, however, he turned to Rowena and took her hand to kiss it. “Until that letter then my dear.” His eyes then connected with hers and with a final smile he was gone.<br/>