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He was kind of burly.

But that was not the point! He didn't teach. Did he look even remotely like someone who was patient? Someone who didn't ridicule those who butchered the accent of his mother tongue? Someone who really agreed to do favors for strangers whom they had only met through physical collision?

Although, she did have a bit of a contagious feel to her. Not that being around this girl made him feel happy, necessarily, but he was certainly intrigued by her. And there was something catching about her, perhaps a little something that reminded him of Louisa. Which must have been why he suddenly heard himself waffling aloud.

"I--I suppose. I don't promise to teach you much," anything, really, "or be extraordinarily patient. Unlike you, I generally try to avoid encouraging and educating the discouraged uneducated."

Maybe he ought to have been concerned that he didn't radiate violent vibes.