[There is a short pause. Not for Crane to analyse, consider and configure his argument, but to let the mood settle. It is sometimes more appropriate not to speak than to talk.
But he does talk after one short moment. His words are the opposite of long-winded, wielded with precision. He builds them with compassion and no judgment of the man this person must be - or have been. He mirrors the words he heard and slightly changes them to his own.]
no subject
But he does talk after one short moment. His words are the opposite of long-winded, wielded with precision. He builds them with compassion and no judgment of the man this person must be - or have been. He mirrors the words he heard and slightly changes them to his own.]
Sometimes it's hard to keep grieving.
[There we go.]