[Whatever the meaning (joke?) is, Alice doesn't follow. Is that some equivalent of "miss" or "ma'am" where he comes from?
Based on his stature--roughly a foot taller than her--and response, it suddenly feels a bit silly that she had worried about hurting him by something as harmless as distracted wandering. Still, she stands by her expression of concern. It's only polite.]
Be that as it may, I'm still glad I managed not to do more than slow you down a bit. I should watch where I'm walking.
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[Whatever the meaning (joke?) is, Alice doesn't follow. Is that some equivalent of "miss" or "ma'am" where he comes from?
Based on his stature--roughly a foot taller than her--and response, it suddenly feels a bit silly that she had worried about hurting him by something as harmless as distracted wandering. Still, she stands by her expression of concern. It's only polite.]
Be that as it may, I'm still glad I managed not to do more than slow you down a bit. I should watch where I'm walking.