But Mattie knew that Selena thought that she and Jed were making love to each other in this shameless , public fashion . When Jed went , Mattie , more for Selena 's benefit than his , broke off some sprays of honeysuckle and pinned them on his coat . The fragrance went with Jedediah as he drove through Amberley , and pleasant thoughts were born of it . `` It 's romantic , '' he told the pony . `` Blessed if it ai n't romantic ! Not that Mattie cares anything about me now . I know she do n't . But it 's just her kind way . She wants to cheer me up and let me know I 've a friend still . Get up , my nag , get up . I ai n't one to persoom on her kindness neither ; I know my place . But still , say what you will , it 's romantic -- this sitooation . This is it . Here I be , loving the ground she walks on , as I 've always done , and I ca n't let on that I do because I 'm a poor ne'er - do-well as ai n't fit to look at her , an independent woman with property . And she 's a-showing kindness to me for old times ' sake , and piercing my heart all the time , not knowing . Why , it 's romance with a vengeance , that 's what it is . Get up , my nag , get up . '' Thereafter Jed called at the Adams place every week . Generally he stayed to tea . Mattie always bought something of him to colour an excuse .
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