"A girl who what, Nick?" she asks, looking at him curiously, even a little teasing, for a moment before letting the matter drop. "No, it was terribly startling. I thought for sure I'd gone mad, going from Lytten's cellar to this little cave and back again almost as suddenly."

Rosie laughs. "Of course, that didn't stop me from going back the week after and trying to go through again. And managing it for longer, that time. Until I wound up here."