He made it very clear that he didn’t want me here,” she said at last. “That my remaining at the Institute is not the happy chance I thought it was. Not in his view.”<br /> “And after I just finished telling you why you should consider him family,” Jem said, a bit ruefully. “No wonder you looked as if I’d just told you something awful just happened.”<br /> “I’m sorry,” Tessa whispered.<br /> “Don’t be. It’s Will who ought to be sorry.” Jem’s eyes darkened. “We shall throw him out onto the streets,” he proclaimed. “I promise you he’ll be gone by morning.”<br /> Tessa started and sat upright. “Oh – no, you can’t mean that─”<br /> He grinned. “Of course I don’t. But you did feel better for a moment there, didn’t you?