<h2>At the beginning of the story, the signalman does not trust himself when he first sees the narrator</h2>
At first I thought it was putting a comma between Please & mom or switching those two words....
Answer: i think perhaps she was being positive and optimistic of the day.
Explanation:
Alicia didn't want to ruin the day.
She was convinced that despite what she thought about the day. That it was going to turn out good.
Positivity if you ask me.