[He repeats it with amusement, genuinely pleased at the thought.]
Barely more'n a baby. What name does she know you by, so I don't spoil things?
[He trails his fingers over the spines of the books as he walks along the shelf, admiring them--and the knick-nacks, one after another, ending with the knife. This he picks up, carefully, looking it over.]
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[He repeats it with amusement, genuinely pleased at the thought.]
Barely more'n a baby. What name does she know you by, so I don't spoil things?
[He trails his fingers over the spines of the books as he walks along the shelf, admiring them--and the knick-nacks, one after another, ending with the knife. This he picks up, carefully, looking it over.]