"I can hardly guess when I nothing of your world," Phryne countered without missing a twitch of his facial muscles. Either he appreciated the keenness of the question, or he felt threatened. Given that she was in deshabille and he had no way of knowing she bore a pistol in her handbag, she guessed it would be something nearer the former. "You eyes tell me you have known darkness and loss, but that's less than insightful."