[And all the while he knows nothing of the root of Oliver's misgivings, nor of the grave misunderstanding he himself had sowed by his behavior in those days they had met at the gymnasium. That would need to be untangled another time.]

Then come to pay your respects. You need not stay long - soon after I shall send the present company to my house for the feasting that is so hateful to me, while I stay and mourn with those whose grief is deepest.