" [Spoiler Alert (!)] There were times when you simply had to speak, or you would have your lifetime ahead to regret not speaking. But every time [Mr J.L.B. Matekoni] had tried to speak to [Mma Ramotswe] of what was in his heart, he had failed. He had already asked her to marry him and that had not been a great success. He did not have a great deal of confidence, at least with people; cars were different, of course [as he was a mechanic].
‘I am very happy sitting here with you…’
She turned to him. ‘What did you say?’
‘I said, please marry me, Mma Ramotswe. I am just Mr J.L.B. Matekoni, that’s all, but please marry me and make me happy.’
‘Of course I will,’ said Mma Ramotswe. "
― Alexander McCall Smith , The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency #1)
![Alexander McCall Smith quote : [Spoiler Alert (!)] There were times when you simply had to speak, or you would have your lifetime ahead to regret not speaking. But every time [Mr J.L.B. Matekoni] had tried to speak to [Mma Ramotswe] of what was in his heart, he had failed. He had already asked her to marry him and that had not been a great success. He did not have a great deal of confidence, at least with people; cars were different, of course [as he was a mechanic].<br />‘I am very happy sitting here with you…’<br />She turned to him. ‘What did you say?’<br />‘I said, please marry me, Mma Ramotswe. I am just Mr J.L.B. Matekoni, that’s all, but please marry me and make me happy.’<br />‘Of course I will,’ said Mma Ramotswe.](/image/1884655.jpg)