I met him just as I left Mr. Armstrong 's and we were together as far as his house . It was dark and he just talked on as if he were talking to himself -- I think he forgot I was there at all , once he got started . He has never been shy or awkward with me , but he never talked as he did last night . '' `` You might tell us what he said , '' urged Cecily . `` We 'd never tell . '' The Story Girl shook her head . `` No , I ca n't . You would n't understand . Besides , I could n't tell it just right . It 's one of the things that are hardest to tell . I 'd spoil it if I told it -- now . Perhaps some day I 'll be able to tell it properly . It 's very beautiful -- but it might sound very ridiculous if it was n't told just exactly the right way . '' `` I do n't know what you mean , and I do n't believe you know yourself , '' said Felicity pettishly . `` All that I can make out is that Miss Reade is going to marry Jasper Dale , and I do n't like the idea one bit . She is so beautiful and sweet . I thought she 'd marry some dashing young man . Jasper Dale must be nearly twenty years older than her -- and he 's so queer and shy -- and such a hermit . '' `` Miss Reade is perfectly happy , '' said the Story Girl . `` She thinks the Awkward Man is lovely -- and so he is .
You do n't XXXXX him , but I do . ''
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