“Why should you think that?”
“I felt it.”
“You feel everything,” she said, almost in alarm. “You are a dangerous person.”
“So many think that. Shall I tell you why I believe that you took a special aversion in my case?”
“Yes.”
“Because you did not understand it in me, even though you may have observed that physical exercise is one of my hobbies.”
“I do not understand you at all.”
“I think you are right.... But don’t let me talk about myself like this: I would rather talk of you.”
“And I of you. So be nice to me for the first time in our acquaintance and speak ... of yourself.”
He bowed, with a smile: