"I've always thought so," said Camilla, her voice low, as though sharing a particularly delicate confidence. "It doesn't do to really say it to people, of course, but those who understand ... well, that's different, isn't it? That's more important than trust, as we were saying earlier. It's a prerequisite to real friendship, this understanding. And, naturally, a prerequisite to real love. To be among equals -- there's nothing, nothing like it."