“Say what I mean?”
“Yes.”
“I am afraid——”
“Afraid? Of what?”
“Of offending you——”
“Is it an offense to me to tell me how much you like me? How can it offend me?”
“But—it is incredible! You won’t believe——”
“Believe what?”
“That in so short a time I—I could care for you so much——”
“But I shall believe you. I know how I feel toward you. And every time you speak to me I feel more so.”