Everybody has to." "Yes--but you matter--more to me than--any one." "I ?" "Yes." Bunning looked at the floor and began to speak very fast.

"You've always seemed to me wonderful--so different from every one else.

You always looked--so wonderful.

I've always been like that, wanted my hero, and I haven't generally been able to speak to them--my heroes I mean.

I never thought, of course, that I should speak to you.