"It's beautiful." She gathered her courage.
"But you must take it back."
"Take it back! Take it back! I didn't think you were the kind of woman that would want to make a man unhappy."
Nothing was further from her desire.
"I am not in the habit of accepting presents from strangers."
"That's just it. It's because I knew you weren't that I gave it to you."
"But you're a stranger to me."
"I didn't look at it in just that way."
"I know nothing of you."
"I'm sorry. I thought you knew what kind of man I am, as I know what kind of woman you are--and am glad to know it. If it's my record you'd like to be acquainted with, I'm ready to set forth the life and adventures of Ezra G. Huhn at full length whenever you've an hour or two or a day or two to spare. Or I can refer you for them to my lawyer, or to my banker, or to my doctor, according to what part of me it is on which you'd like to have accurate information."