... Then - . . . that's the sort of person that she is . . .

[ a long, thoughtful sip, ]

Mm. That's definitely something that's noble, isn't it? Or - more than just "noble," it's something wonderful ... but, even so - loving a person that's that strong - um, having that sort of yearning, for a person whose spirit is that radiant, and inviolable in that way . . . like that, it's very easy to understand Mother's feelings, too. But even considering that ...

Well, Step-Mother is certainly an admirable person, isn't she?