"Yeah, well, anyone who gets pissed off at you too easily is bad news. And any guy should thank his lucky stars and frankly, lucky everythin' else if a girl like you is even close to willing to spend time with them. Don't sell yourself short."

He wasn't much for consolation but he was pretty good with pep-talks.

"Well, it might be nice for her to do something with other folks in terms of organising stuff. She likes doing that sort of thing. If I help, ittle probably be in a support role. Shifting things or carrying boxes of books and... stuff."

What went into setting up a book club? He had no idea but surely there was SOMETHING heavy he could carry around.