I made an idiot of myself--I couldn't help it.

I was staring at you and he noticed it.

I didn't want him to think that I was such an ill-mannered brute as I seemed.

I tried to make him understand but he wouldn't listen to me.

I'd like to tell you now--now that I have the opportunity--that I think you're just--" She smiled very faintly.
"What is it that you wish to tell me ?" she asked patiently.
"That I love you," he wound up abruptly.
There was a moment's silence, a silence with a background of strange noises.