\"Idon’tthinkyoucare，\"shewentonwithasortofdesperatehaste，\"whetheryouhurtpeopleornot。Youhavebeenhereallthistimewithoutevengoingtoseeyourfatherandmother。\"
\"Doyouthinktheywouldwanttoseeme？\"
Christianlookedup。
\"It’sallbeensosoftforyou，\"hesaidbitterly;\"youdon’tunderstand。\"
Heturnedhisheadaway，andthenburstout:\"I’mproudtocomestraightfromthesoil——Iwouldn’thaveitotherwise;buttheyareof’thepeople，’everythingisnarrowwiththem——theyonlyunderstandwhattheycanseeandtouch。\"