The season's turned, so I climb the hill. I can tell from the doorstep what kind of smell a house keeps when it keeps a human close.

• OsmonMy lady, the room has been kept just as it was.
  ViolenJust as it was? In this house, you're the only thing that stays the same.
• AlbernGreat-aunt, I'd appreciate some word ahead of your visits.
  ViolenSend word and you'll tidy up. I don't come to see a tidied house.