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Don’t I Know You?

Haven’t we met somewhere?
Guernsey? Southport?
No? The face seems awfully familiar.
I do apologise for interrupting your walk.
You know, in profile, it’s almost…
Umm, happen not.
It’s just the expression, the look.
I’m so sorry, I must be confusing you with…
Forgive me, old fool that I am,
I’m not trying to chat you up,
Not intentionally. It’s just…
Weren’t we married once?