3.You see.I wrote to my mother regularly every week,telling her most of my doings.She knew all my friends by name:I am sure she formed in her mind notions of what sort of people they were.Thus I had often mentioned Agnes and her family in my letters.But you can't write even to your mother and say:"I think I am beginning to fall in love with Agnes,""I think Agnes likes me,”"I love her,,”"I feel certain she loves me too,.”I shall propose to her some day."You can't do that.At least I couldn't.Therefore it had happened that on the 20th of December I had proposed to Agnes and she agreed to marry me,and my mother had no suspicion that my happiness was so near.And on the 22nd of December I came to spend Christmas with my mother. 3. You see, I wrote to my mother regularly every week, telling her most of my doings. She knew all my friends by name; I am sure she formed in her mind notions of what sort of people they were. Thus I had often mentioned Agnes and her family in my letters. But you can’t write even to your mother and say: “I think I am beginning to fall in love with Agnes,” “I think Agnes likes me,” “I love her,” “I feel certain she loves me too,” “I shall propose to her some day.” You can’t do that. At least I couldn’t. Therefore it had happened that on the 20th of December I had proposed to Agnes and she agreed to marry me, and my mother had no suspicion that my happiness was so near. And on the 22nd of December I came to spend Christmas with my mother