[It's not a bad thing, judging from his tone. It's just an observation. That the woman had tried her best, but Daniel had still noticed. It's his point, really.]
I'm not trying to imply it's ignoble to keep children from knowing how harsh the world is. Quite the opposite, in fact.
[And hey, the lack of shock is a pretty decent anti-lie detector.]
But... if you had known at the time, wouldn't you have wanted to do what you could to help?
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[It's not a bad thing, judging from his tone. It's just an observation. That the woman had tried her best, but Daniel had still noticed. It's his point, really.]
I'm not trying to imply it's ignoble to keep children from knowing how harsh the world is. Quite the opposite, in fact.
[And hey, the lack of shock is a pretty decent anti-lie detector.]
But... if you had known at the time, wouldn't you have wanted to do what you could to help?