[ In a mild sort of tone: ] You do know how to flatter a girl.
[ He's a sweet thing, even if he is altogether too bright-eyed and bushy-tailed for her sensibilities. (Maybe it's her age, she thinks — cynicism given experience, or something like that.) ]
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[ He's a sweet thing, even if he is altogether too bright-eyed and bushy-tailed for her sensibilities. (Maybe it's her age, she thinks — cynicism given experience, or something like that.) ]
I take it the great escape is still going well?