Still looking away, she continued, "Of course you will. That is what a desperate man does, he keeps trying. I'd rather marry a shopkeeper, even a dentist than a farmer …" "I am not a farmer." Paul's insistence made Helene lower her eyes to meet his glare. Other patrons titled their heads, with eyebrows arched, in the direction of his voice. He sat back firmly in his chair, arms folded over his chest holding in his anger, "My family is farmers but I left years ago. I told you before and I wish you would remember." She dabbed the napkin at the corners of her mouth, "I'm sorry, I forgot. Perhaps that's why you shouldn‘t marry me. I have a bad memory. I may even forget that we are married."
"You have other qualities that make up for it," Paul said as he eased the stiffness from his body. The patrons’ eyebrows and bodies also reclined. …show more content…
Wetting his dry lips, he answered, "Your vision."
"Oh, my eyes. Yes, even I admit they are stunning," she said with another short laugh. “Many have complimented me on their beauty...”
His voice rose, "I mean your vision of me. You see me becoming more than what I am now."
Her laughter stopped. Helene’s chocolate moon eyes widen.
"It's the one quality I love most about you."
Helene rested her hand on his to calm him, "Yes, Paul, I will marry
"You have other qualities that make up for it," Paul said as he eased the stiffness from his body. The patrons’ eyebrows and bodies also reclined. …show more content…
Wetting his dry lips, he answered, "Your vision."
"Oh, my eyes. Yes, even I admit they are stunning," she said with another short laugh. “Many have complimented me on their beauty...”
His voice rose, "I mean your vision of me. You see me becoming more than what I am now."
Her laughter stopped. Helene’s chocolate moon eyes widen.
"It's the one quality I love most about you."
Helene rested her hand on his to calm him, "Yes, Paul, I will marry