`` I ought to have known . But I am very stupid . '' `` Well , I suppose a mere man could n't be expected to understand exactly , '' said the Girl graciously . She smiled at him in a friendly fashion , and he smiled back . The Girl thought that she had never seen such lovely brown eyes before . He could not be a Haligonian . She was sure she knew all the nice young men with brown eyes in Halifax . `` Please sit down , '' she said plaintively . `` I 'm tired . '' The Young Man smiled again at the idea of his sitting down because the Girl was tired . But he sat down , and so did she , on the only dry seat to be found . `` Goodness knows how long this rain will last , '' said the Girl , making herself comfortable and picturesque , `` but I shall stay here until it clears up , if it rains for a week . I will not have my hat spoiled . I suppose I should n't have put it on . Beatrix said it was going to rain . Beatrix is such a horribly good prophet . I detest people who are good prophets , do n't you ? '' `` I think that they are responsible for all the evils that they predict , '' said the Young Man solemnly . `` That is just what I told Beatrix . And I was determined to put on this hat and come out to the park today .
I simply had to be alone , and I XXXXX I 'd be alone out here .
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