"I guess we all have that chance now. To help people. And the chance to not be just anybody. But... I thought that about you back in Ashfield, too. You..."
She almost said "You could never be just anybody to me," but she wasn't certain how he would take that, even though it was completely true.
"You look at the world in your own way, not the way people tell you to. And you... help people too."
Eileen might be dead if it weren't for Henry but she didn't want to bring that subject up now. What she wanted to do was to take her hand off his shoulder and touch his face for a moment, tell him how cute he looked in that jacket... but she didn't do that either. It was great that he wanted to dance with her, but she didn't want to misinterpret it or ruin it.
But the things he was saying... she couldn't help it they made her so happy.