"One feels that human power is limited and loses one's confidence.

I expect something of the kind accounts for Driscoll's nervous fears.

In the city, he would have no time to brood; he'd spend his days in a noisy workshop and his evenings in a crowded tenement or saloon.

But if he's scared of the dark and loneliness, why doesn't he pull out ?" "Human nature's stubborn.

A man with a compelling object may be afraid and fight his fears." "I'd like to know what Driscoll's object is.