Th-that's really not what I... I... [Though Hattie won't be able to tell, he can feel his mask getting hot from embarrassment. A little stiffly, in a kind of sincerely forced seriousness, he manages:] I don't have any untoward intentions for you, Miss Hattie.
[voice]
Oh. Is that how that sounded?!]
Th-that's really not what I... I... [Though Hattie won't be able to tell, he can feel his mask getting hot from embarrassment. A little stiffly, in a kind of sincerely forced seriousness, he manages:] I don't have any untoward intentions for you, Miss Hattie.