Bony and raw in his blanket, Dick Dickerson studies Derrica’s sympathy at a remove. It’s too low energy to evoke contempt or even cynicism -- the distant interest of a surgically shaved cat curled up in a dog’s bed, unapologetically troublesome. Surely he’s earned the right.

“That seems unkind.”

Brother Gideon's actions were selfless; he died for his cause.

“May I tell you something in confidence?”