My mother died and I didn't seem to care about livin' there alone, that's all." "I see.

I understand." She looked as if she did understand, and Jed, the seldom understood, experienced an unusual pleasure.

The sensation produced an unusual result.
"It's a kind of cute and old-fashioned house inside," he observed.
"Maybe you'd like to go in and look around; would you ?" She looked very much pleased.

"Oh, I should, indeed!" she exclaimed.

"May I ?" Now, the moment after he issued the invitation he was sorry.