" Ruth and Aengus Swain come here.’ ‘Yes Miss.’ Aeney gave her the Winning Smile at Full Power. He tilted his head slightly so the quiff of his wondrous fair hair added to the effect of general adorableness. He went to Full Luminous. But it didn’t work. ‘Ruth, you will be in Miss Barry’s class; Aengus, you will be in Mr Crossan’s.’ We didn’t even look at each other. We didn’t say a word. We just stood there feeling the knife along our sides. "

― Niall Williams , History of the Rain