It is lovely, though it doesn't surpass the clear sky and the sea with its distant horizon at home. Few things could.

"Not at all. This is, I believe, my fourth visit. It has not quite exhausted its surprises for me."

Lothíriel is too new to know who frequents Milliways, or how often (or how long ago), but she parses Cora's comment well enough, she thinks, and asks,

"Are you back after a long absence?"