I said:
‘I am tired of thinking’
‘I know it is not my business; you can say it is nothing to do with me; but it is; Hugo . . . and you are the best friends I have; I can’t stand by and see you . . . and Hugo messing up your lives . . .’
His voice was very low; I had never heard George’s voice like this.
I thought:
‘How he loves Hugo! Why do we love him so?’
I said:
‘I thought you liked Sophia?’
He said:
‘I do like her.’