hecan’tliveontheinterestofhisfeelings。HeworshipsSophyandsheseemedtobefondofhim。Ifshe’schangedit’sbeenverysudden。Andiftheypartlikethis，angrilyandinarticulately，itwillhurthimhorribly——hurthisverysoul。Butthat，asyousay，isbetweenthetwo。Whatconcernsmeishisassociatingyouwiththeirquarrel。
Owen’slikemyownson——ifyou’dseenhimwhenIfirstcamehereyou’dknowwhy。Wewereliketwoprisonerswhotalktoeachotherbytappingonthewall。He’sneverforgottenit，norI。WhetherhebreakswithSophy，orwhethertheymakeitup，Ican’tlethimthinkyouhadanythingtodowithit。\"
SheraisedhereyesentreatinglytoDarrow’s，andreadinthemtheforbearanceofthemanresignedtothediscussionofnon—existentproblems。
\"I’lldowhateveryouwantmeto，\"hesaid；\"butIdon’tyetknowwhatitis。\"
Hissmileseemedtochargeherwithinconsequence，andthepricktoherpridemadehercontinue：\"Afterall，it’snotsounnaturalthatOwen，knowingyouandSophytobealmoststrangers，shouldwonderwhatyouweresayingtoeachotherwhenhesawyoutalkingtogether。\"