"Now, who do you wish to marry?" "Who do you think I wish to marry, blue eyes?" "I don't know, but I hope she is very special, because you are." "She's special. So special that I even thought about her when I was away at school during the winters. In fact, I'm glad to be home so I can see her more often." "She sounds quite nice." "I'd say she's closer to wonderful than quite nice. She's sweet and spirited, beautiful and unaffected, gentle and stubborn. Everyone who knows her comes to love her." "Well then, for heaven's sake, why don't you marry her and have done with it!" "Because, she's still too young. You see, her father wants her to wait until she's eighteen, so she'll know her own mind." "Do you mean me?" "You. Only you.