But, tell me, what was the name of the Munchkin girl you were in love with ?" "She is called Nimmie Amee," said the Tin Soldier.
Hearing this, they were all so astonished that they were silent for a time, regarding the stranger with wondering looks.

Finally the Tin Woodman ventured to ask: "And did Nimmie Amee return your love ?" "Not at first," admitted the Soldier.

"When first I marched into the forest and met her, she was weeping over the loss of her former sweetheart, a woodman whose name was Nick Chopper." "That is me," said the Tin Woodman.
"She told me he was nicer than a soldier, because he was all made of tin and shone beautifully in the sun.

She said a tin man appealed to her artistic instincts more than an ordinary meat man, as I was then.
But I did not despair, because her tin sweetheart had disappeared, and could not be found.

And finally Nimmie Amee permitted me to call upon her and we became friends.