"Point taken. It's been rather a surprise for us from start to finish." Watson gives a little puff of laughter. "All the best romances are like that. Honestly, I don't think Johnny ever expected him to say yes to this. He just had a sense that this it was the sort of formality that needs to be followed. He has a strong sense for that sort of thing, you know."

He shouldn't approve of any of this. He's too much a romantic not to.

"Maybe that's your influence, then."