H?? ???s, win??ws t? ? w??l? ?? ??sili?nc? ?n? m?t??n?l ??v?ti?n, t?l? ? st??? t??t ?n??l??? in t?? t?n??? m?m?nts ?? t??i? s????? ?xist?nc?. As w? ???t?? w??s, t???s ?l?w?? ????l?, ? t?st?m?nt t? t?? in??li?l? m??k l??t ?? t?? ?nw?v??in? s?i?it ?? t?is m?t??? ??? ?n? ??? c????????s ?ct ?? l?v?.

T?? sc?n? w?s ?n? ?? ??t? ????t????k ?n? ins?i??ti?n. T?? m?t??? ???, t????? ? victim ?? ci?c?mst?nc? ???s?l?, ??? ??c?m? ? ???c?n ?? ???t?cti?n ??? t?? ???s?k?n ???s. H?? m?tt?? ??? ?n? w??n-??t ???? ???? witn?ss t? t?? s?c?i?ic?s s?? ??? m??? t? s?i?l? ??? v?ln????l? c?????s ???m t?? ???s? ???liti?s ?? ???n??nm?nt. In ??? w?tc???l ??z?, t???? w?s ? mixt??? ?? ??t??min?ti?n ?n? s??n?ss, ? ???l?cti?n ?? t?? t?i?ls s?? ??? ?n????? t? k??? ??? m?k?s?i?t ??mil? int?ct.

T?? ??n? ??tw??n t?? m?t??? ??? ?n? ??? ???s w?s ??l???l?—? t?st?m?nt t? t?? ??sili?nc? ?? m?t??n?l l?v?. D?s?it? t?? ???s st?ck?? ???inst t??m, ? m?k?s?i?t s?ns? ?? n??m?lc? ??? ?m?????. T?? m?t???, wit? ? t?n??? n?s? ?n? ? ??ntl? n?zzl?, c?nv???? ? ???ss???nc? t??t t??nsc?n??? t?? ????i??s ?? l?n?????. H?? ?v??? ?cti?n s??k? ?? ? c?mmitm?nt t? ???vi?? w??mt?, c?m???t, ?n? ? s?m?l?nc? ?? s?c??it? t? ??? ???n??n?? ???s??in?.h-a-n-h

As w?, t?? witn?ss?s t? t?is ??i?n?nt t??l???, ??????c??? t? ????? ?ssist?nc?, w? ??c?m? ???t ?? ? ?itt??sw??t n????tiv?. T?? m?t??? ???, ??c??nizin? t?? ????will in ??? ??st???s, c?st ? lin???in? ?l?nc? ??? w??. It w?s ? l??k ?ill?? wit? ??t? ???tit??? ?n? s????w, ?n ?ns??k?n ?ckn?wl???m?nt t??t ??? ??l? ?s ?????i?n w?s ???c?in? ?n in?vit??l? c??ss????s. T?? m?m?nt ?? ???tin? ???w n???, ?n? t?? w?i??t ?? t?? ??cisi?n ??n? ???v? in t?? ?i?.

T???s w?ll?? ?? in ??? ???s ?s w? ??ntl? ??t????? t?? ???n??n?? ????i?s, kn?win? t??t ??? int??v?nti?n w?s ??t? ? s?lv?ti?n ?n? ? s?????ti?n. T?? m?t??? ???, wit? ? st?icism t??t mi?????? ??? ??sili?nc?, st??? in t?? ???in? s?nli??t, ??? ???s ??ll?win? ??? ?v??? m?v?. It w?s ? sil?nt ????w?ll, ? ??i?n?nt ?xc??n?? ?? ?l?nc?s t??t s??k? v?l?m?s ????t s?c?i?ic? ?n? t?? ?niv??s?l l?n????? ?? l?ve.h-a-n-h

In t?? ??t??m?t? ?? ??? ?????t???, t?? t???s c?ntin??? t? ?l?w, n?t ?nl? ??? t?? ???s ?in?in? ?????? in ??? c??? ??t ?ls? ??? t?? m?t??? ??? l??t ???in?. H?? sil????tt?, ? l?n? ?i???? ???inst t?? ??ck???? ?? t?? ?ll??, ?m???i?? ? ??i?t ????ism t??t w??l? ????v?? lin??? in ??? ????ts. T?? t?????l ????w?ll m??k?? t?? ?n? ?? ?n? c???t?? ?n? t?? ???innin? ?? ?n?t???—? c???t?? w???? t?? l???c? ?? ? m?t??? ???’s l?v? ?n?????, ?tc??? int? t?? v??? ????ic ?? ??? s????? ??m?nit?.