Standing on the bed, she faced Komer, as if she were conducting a sacred ritual, unfolding herself bit by bit.
"Finitz, tell me, how much trouble will I be in?"
"Do you really wish to understand at a time like this?" Finitz found that she had still underestimated the man whom she thought she knew so well. The true nature of a man, the secrets he conceals, can never be completely unearthed.
"Why not? My thoughts are calmer and clearer now, and it's also more conducive to deliberating matters. Don't you want me to think more comprehensively and cautiously for you?"
"No, no, that's not what I mean." Finitz shook her head in some disorder, realizing at that moment she might never fully comprehend this man.