"It's comforting to feel somebody trusts me, and I see advantages in the plan.

You keep the books, I think.

It's very nice in the little back office when the lamps are lit and the store is shut.

We could make up the bills together." Sadie blushed, and he thought he had not seen her look so attractive.
She was remarkably pretty, although there was now something about her that puzzled him.

It was something elusive that acted like a barrier, keeping him away.