He listened attentively to her instructions, assuming the directions would make more sense once they were on the water. His eyebrows lifted along with the corners of his mouth, though, at her final declaration and the Look that went with it. "The boat's ... name. Right. This I have to see."

If Rory noted that we and its implications, he let no hint of it show on his face. Shouldering his own duffel, he offered Pippa his arm. "And I'll be proper and polite in the canals, I promise."