“I don’t ... Rob, what are you saying? Are you and Bea going to move ...?”
“She likes it there. She knows I ...” He paused. He was describing these emotions not simply to Stacy, but for the first time, clearly, to himself. “To me there’s something wrong with ... not the land, but the people. Don’t get me wrong. I’ve met some really super people. I’d like them anyplace. Maybe it’s that life is too easy. People aren’t properly hardened. It’s like they’re vulnerable. Their values ... That doesn’t make any sense. It’s me. I’m incompatible with that environment. I’m there to learn, to get established financially. That’s what Bea likes. Money. She won’t come back. We don’t have a future.”
“Rob!”
“She’s a great kid, Stace, but she really is a kid. That’s why she fits there so well.”
“Then—” S
