[Oh, and now he's just blushing. So he'll stutter out.]

I ... well, Thank you. You're also kind. And good. And ... I just wish you would stop ... putting yourself down. I think you are an incredibly smart, talented Scout Master and person and ... you really should not sell yourself short. I happen to admire you ... greatly.

[Sigh. He was such a blathering idiot. 'Admire you greatly'. This is why he could never keep a lover.]