he looked into her eyes so like his own and whispered , may i ask your father for your hand in marriage ? 'then there are good people in what you called `` a pretty damn good system '' . after he goes again , i manage to jump him . we did n't say anything after that for a while . you could have stopped it that night . yes , the queen 's wreath vine , and that is a butterfly climbing the screen , and his hand right there beside her . 