I-- Don't understand it. [ his expression might be crumpling a little bit, shoulders curling in. ] All we wanted was to...
[ he lets that go unfinished. he's seen this sort of thing before, why did it surprise him so much. ] I don't want to persecute anyone. I don't want to -- to expose anyone. [ thinking of Caroline; of Rosalie again. ] ...I wanted to get everyone's permission.