[Friendship. That others believe him capable of love leaves him scowling. Far as emotions go, friendship is a waste. His dour attitude towards it is mercifully tempered in how he communicates by writing.]
"If they are right." You are skeptical of their claims?
[A man like this won't value intrusive enquiry until later, so...]
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"If they are right." You are skeptical of their claims?
[A man like this won't value intrusive enquiry until later, so...]