29/31 And you care nothing for people. You _must_ care, Louis! "And, somehow, you who are, at heart, good and kind and merciful, have not really awakened real love in many of those about you. For one thing your work has absorbed you. But if, at the same time, you could pay a little more attention to human beings--" "Valerie!" he said in astonishment, "I have plenty of friends. Do you mean to say I care nothing for them ?" "How much _do_ you care, Louis ?" "Why, I--" He fell silent, troubled gaze searching hers. |