Being Yours
'She must have come and gone by the back way, when I was busy.
'I. . . I. . . was glad to see her,' Amy said, choosing her words with care. 'She's . . . very interesting, and very beautiful.' She caressed the little black figure, which still rested on her lap. 'She makes me feel like a sparrow beside a bird of paradise . . .'
'Not a sparrow.' Mysteriously, he relaxed into that tender, transforming smile. 'A woodpecker maybe.'
'You're calling me a woodpecker?' Amy gazed at him, unable to look away. 'Red crest, harsh call, habit of banging on?'
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