Do You Mind?

I kept quiet about my own Viet Nam story. Andrew seemed to want to tell me more of his.

"I've never been moved to tell anyone this story before, except fellow Viet Nam vets. Do you mind if I make an observation about you?" he said.

"No," I answered, wondering where this was going.

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What on earth is Andrew going to observe? We've just met.