“Come on,” Adam said, “Let’s go through to the kitchen.”

She followed him through and sat down on the chair that he offered.

“This is a nice place,” she said, looking around at the spacious kitchen, “must be pretty expensive.”

“Oh, it is. I don’t live here on my own, though. I’ve got a housemate. He’s out at the moment but he’ll be back later, I’m sure.”

“Ah, I see.”

She saw him take a rag from a bowl next to the sink. He ran it under the tap. She was about to hold her hand out to him to take it so that she could clean her leg but...