1. Is something wrong, Ferdinand? You're staring quite [cdb]intently at those plants while you water them.
  2. I was merely reflecting on something I saw long ago [cdb]in Enbarr.
  3. Oh? What would that be?
  4. In truth, it is nothing noteworthy.
  5. Back when I was a child, I saw a water nymph [cdb]dancing and singing in a fountain along the main [cdb]street.
  6. She was radiant, brilliant in the dewy light of the sun. But as an immature young lad, I grew embarrassed [cdb]and ran away.
  7. Wait a minute. That sounds familiar...
  8. And you're sure of what you saw? A water nymph?
  9. Absolutely. Her song resonated within me—it was a [cdb]bucolic tune sung by commonfolk around the capital.
  10. As I recall, she had not been wearing so much as a [cdb]scrap of clothing.
  11. Anyway, once I finally mustered up the courage to [cdb]return, the nymph had vanished.
  12. Such a tale hardly seems possible...
  13. What? That's the reason Ferdie ran away that day? No way... I've been wrong about him this whole [cdb]time?!
  14. I mean, considering how I must've looked in [cdb]that fountain... Oh no...
  15. Gah! I can't even begin to face him right now! I have [cdb]to go back!
  16. Hm? Is that Dorothea? I wonder what she's doing [cdb]over there.
  17. Ack! He's seen me! All right, Dorothea, just be calm. It's fine, it's all fine, everything's fine...
  18. Why, if it isn't Ferdie and Edie! What a coincidence [cdb]to bump into the two of you here.
  19. Er, Dorothea? Your face is red.
  20. Yes, indeed it is. Do you have a fever?
  21. Really? Hmm. I feel fine, but...
  22. Er, well, I was just coming to check on things, but since [cdb]it all checks out, I'll be going. Bye!
  23. Wait! You could suddenly take a turn for the worse, [cdb]so I will escort you back.
  24. No, I'm fine. I'm not going far.
  25. Yet still too far to travel alone. If something were [cdb]to happen to you, it would already be too late!
  26. Come now, take my arm. Or if it please you, I could [cdb]carry you there.
  27. Enough! I'm perfectly fine, so just mind your own [cdb]business and stay away from me!
  28. No one appreciates obstinance, Ferdinand.
  29. Apologies. Although given the intensity of her rebuff, I worry she may have not liked me to begin with...
  30. Have I committed some grave wrong against her? What should I do...