'it was in the school yard that they would see him now , i told you the girl was shy well , she 'd go over to the far brick wall at the back , and there she 'd sit and read her book in a little patch of sun coming through the trees and soon he would be there with her a man , they said he was , can you imagine7 and you ask me do i know the meaning of the words , 'the man'7 'ah , you see , it was a shock to everyone when it came out that he was a full-grown man for they thought he was a little child before that , or some sort of child spirit , if you follow me now but then it was a man , a tall dark-haired man and that really set everyone talking that it was a man .