"Don't think I won't pry it out of you, I'm very good at interrogation. No one expects the Coraline inquisition," Coraline replied smiling as he laughed. He looked nice, warmer when he laughed. Happier. Coraline liked that but then she'd always liked making people smile, laugh.

"No? What was it like then? Are you a secret... pigeon fancier? Or, let's see I bet you really like Jane Austen novels don't you?" Coraline looked at him curiously, raising an eyebrow at him and smiling as he talked.