It is the most insidious flattery in the world.

I like him because I have known him all my life.
I know him perfectly." "Yes ?" Keith spoke politely.
She read his thought.

"You wonder if I really know him?
Yes, I do.

But, somehow, I cling to those I knew in my girlhood.

You don't believe that, but I do." She glanced at him and then looked away.
"Yes, I do believe it.