Hich line from the excerpt best supports the theme that "People can surprise the ones who love them"? ...it occurred to me that Raymond would make a very fine runner.
Then I hear Raymond yanking at the fence to call me and I wave to shush him.
...he keeps rattling the fence like a gorilla in a cage like in them gorilla movies.
After all, with a little more study I can beat Cynthia and her phony self at the spelling bee.

The man thinks she's the lady he's trying to find. she then lifts the veil and he announces that he'd made a mistake and that he'd thought she was the woman, but had been wrong. truthfully, though, he'd been right. this reveals that the he didnt recognize her (though he said he would recognize her voice or her build) and that he's still looking for the girl. he doesnt find the woman appealing or attractive, and is more or less disgusted by her appearance. he didn't understand what the lady meant when she told him the story about her "friend"