[This was a grown man's nightmare. Hell, he'd never spooked anyone this badly, and the fact that it's a young girl and she's just so wee makes the gaffe all the more mortifying. Was it something he said? Or was she scared of something in the pictures?]
What's wrong? [She's retreating now. His stupefaction doubles.] Hey, I'm sorry! I didn't mean to bump into you, honest. T'weren't nutin but these old feet fumbling, the snow's as soft as sod in a potato plot and me toes are crooked as pigeons, they are!
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What's wrong? [She's retreating now. His stupefaction doubles.] Hey, I'm sorry! I didn't mean to bump into you, honest. T'weren't nutin but these old feet fumbling, the snow's as soft as sod in a potato plot and me toes are crooked as pigeons, they are!
[When in doubt, go for the jokes.]