"I never met anybody like you before. No, never!"
At this he really was astounded, and most exquisitely flattered.
"I might say the same of you," he replied, sticking his chin out.
"Oh no!" she said. "I'm nothing."
The fact was that he could not foretell their conversation even ten
seconds in advance. It was full of the completely unexpected. He
thought to himself, "You never know what a girl like that will say
next." But what would _he_ say next?
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