"How is ... difficult to explain. Suffice for now that I ended up encountering them in an unexpected location."

"It was -- explained to me then that I was laboring under a misapprehension concerning certain matters."

He lets go of her hands now, before his grip can tighten to the point of hurting her.

"My subsequent research made it clear." Gabriel is not looking at her now; instead, he is examining his hands with some care.