"I think it's awfully nice of you to tell me about it." She didn't add that she knew all about it already.
"You see," said Mr.Spillikins, "you're so awfully sympathetic.

It makes it so easy to talk to you.

With other girls, especially with clever ones, even with Dulphemia.

I often feel a perfect jackass beside them.

But I don t feel that way with you at all." "Don't you really ?" said Philippa, but the honest admiration in Mr.
Spillikin's protruding blue eyes forbade a sarcastic answer.
"By Jove!" said Mr.Spillikins presently, with complete irrelevance, "I hope you don't mind my saying it, but you look awfully well in white--stunning." He felt that a man who was affianced, or practically so, was allowed the smaller liberty of paying honest compliments.
"Oh, this old thing," laughed Philippa, with a contemptuous shake of her dress.