As you probably know, I'm only a workman, hardly even that, at the cooperage, but--I want to come to see you.

May I ?" She hesitated.
"I know the people in this town have a very poor opinion of me," he went on, "and I deserve it, no doubt.

You see, the bottom dropped out of my life not long ago, and I haven't found myself yet.

But you did more for me in ten minutes the other day than everything and everybody, including myself, have been able to do since my father died." "I don't remember that I said anything," she murmured.
"I didn't say that what you said helped me.

I said what you _did_--and looked.