[ Maybe she has something else going on; maybe it was to protect her people. Neither compels Bucciarati particularly. Yes, he's sure every person involved in that broadcast has a long and tragic path behind them - that's always how it is, after all. Rare is the villain that was born into his ways. Diavolo himself probably had a story. But sympathy is just that: sympathy. If she suffered, then he pities her, but pity isn't enough to lift his judgement.
But that's neither here nor there. They're talking about actions, now, not philosophy. ]
If that's all it is. I don't mind lending you an ear as a friend.
[ he just doesn't want Abbacchio to feel beholden to him. Even though he still very much feels like a capo, he isn't - he won't ever be again. Abbacchio doesn't have a future, either, of course, but the principle is the same. ]
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But that's neither here nor there. They're talking about actions, now, not philosophy. ]
If that's all it is. I don't mind lending you an ear as a friend.
[ he just doesn't want Abbacchio to feel beholden to him. Even though he still very much feels like a capo, he isn't - he won't ever be again. Abbacchio doesn't have a future, either, of course, but the principle is the same. ]
Have you spoken to her?