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After helping me get into the carriage, and giving the cabbie instructions, he climbed into the carriage, taking off his tricorn hat and gloves. He carried a tricorn hat even when he was out of uniform. I also took off my favorite fedora, scarf, and gloves. It wasn't warm enough to take off my coat, but it wasn't freezing either.
"So," he said, sitting in front of me, backward to the horses, even though there was a seat beside me. "Now that you've used me to quell some stupid rumors about you, do you intend to parade me around the university?"
"Of course," I said. "Why shouldn't I show off what a great boyfriend you are?"
He leaned towards me, taking my hands into his.
"And what is this about taking things slowly? Slow, you aren't. Three years ago, you were the pushy one."
"I know
