It's a kindness few sometimes afford others. [She is kind when he has lived long enough to meet many who are very unkind, especially to him.] You misunderstand.
[He watches her fix her hair. It feels too intimate for him to help in any way, and besides, he still hasn't stopped thinking of himself as something abhorrent. Even though she has been nice.]
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[He watches her fix her hair. It feels too intimate for him to help in any way, and besides, he still hasn't stopped thinking of himself as something abhorrent. Even though she has been nice.]
I do appreciate what you've said.