It was a gesture Eve had never seen her make before.
He paused, and Eve could see the change taking place.
She wanted to keep her hands busy, Eve could see.
More, Eve saw a woman who wanted to take some active part in standing for her husband's mother.
She paused a moment, and Eve could see it sink in.
His eyes went blank, but Eve saw, for the first time, fear behind them.
Eve could see he was making an effort to pull himself back.
Eve was seeing too much of the boys at a military school in Switzerland.
Eve saw the line of blood, sprang to her feet.
She came in fast, but Eve had rarely seen her move another way.