...I pretty much knew right off it had to be Baine, though I suppose there's still SOME wiggle room. Partly it's just because it was instantly obvious that he a) liked her a lot, and b) didn't plan to remain a servant forever. Plus there's the fact that Willis would get a kick out of having "the butler did it" in there, and also later, when Ned asks him if he knows any gentlemen in the area with a name beginning with "C", he answers not "No", but "no gentlemen". So...I'm guessing his first name is something like Christopher or Colin or Charles. We'll see...
Passage is another I have to request from another campus. I should put in a request soon...
How does it fit in with the others? Any common characters?
Not saying anything... but if you're right, do you think he deserves to be stuck with Tossie?
No, "Passage" is a totally unrelated story. No time travel. It's about Near Death Experiences, and the Titanic, and Alzheimer's, and metaphors. A book you have to read twice, very closely, to pick up on all the subtle details.