I should be thanking you, [ Derrica says in return, head tipping towards the wicker basket. ] This goes much faster with two people, and Sister Sara will be pleased.

[ Which, in turn, will please the residents of Hightown whose gardens have been the subject of increasingly pointed pious scrutiny. ]

You're not tired of it?

[ Or tired, full stop. Derrica's attentive to the state of this newly arrived woman, who's complained of absolutely nothing, not even the cold or the steep climb. ]