"I knew it was something like that"
What does it mean? What are "it" and "that" respectively?
"How do you know my name?" I stammered.
He laughed a soft, enchanting laugh.
"Oh, I think everyone knows your name. The whole town's been waiting for you to arrive."
I grimaced. I knew it was something like that.
"No," I persisted stupidly. "I meant, why did you call me Bella?"
He seemed confused. "Do you prefer Isabella?"
"No, I like Bella," I said.
I knew it was something like that . I knew the answer to my question was something like what he just said. I knew how he knew my name was that everyone knew my name.
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I knew it was something like that.
I knew the answer to my question was something like what he just said.
I knew how he knew my name was that everyone knew my name.