Sarah asked Ryan, "Jemima Atkins really is your grandmother, isn't she?"
He looked up abruptly, and for just a second Sarah saw a genuine emotion in his eyes. Surprise and something deeper. Then it was replaced with amusement. "You are quite a detective, ain't you? How could you figure that out?" Ryan asked her.
"By process of elimination," Sarah replied modestly. "You are interested in the house, but there is nothing in it worth stealing, and you cannot afford to buy it. You do not have the resources in hand, and without a steady job, you won't be able to get a loan.."
His eyes narrowed. "How do you know anything about my resources, could you let me know?"
Sarah did a mental eye roll. He did not object to the suggestion that he would have stolen things had there been anything to steal
