Once I could tell things to Beatrix . That was before she got engaged . Now she tells everything to him . There is no earthly way of preventing her . I 've tried them all . So , nowadays , when I get into trouble , I tell it out loud to myself in the glass . It 's a relief , you know . But that is no good now . I want to tell it to somebody who can say things back . Will you promise to say things back ? '' The Young Man assured her that he would when the proper time came . `` Very well . But please do n't look at me while I 'm telling you . I 'll be sure to blush in places . When Beatrix wants to be particularly aggravating she says I have lost the art of blushing . But that is only her way of putting it , you know . Sometimes I blush dreadfully . '' The Young Man dragged his eyes from the face under the black-and-yellow hat , and fastened them on a crooked pine tree that hung out over the bank . `` Well , '' began the Girl , `` the root of the whole trouble is simply this . There is a young man in England .
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