He gave her endless comfort in her miserable life, but he gave her a distance that was far and near. Could it be that her love for him was just an illusion? But she was stupid enough to devote her life's passion to a phantom.
He was heartless and comforting him was just his instinctive response to God's mercy. There were too many people in the world who were as miserable as she was, and he had seen so many of them that he became numb. But the way she treated him like a moth to a flame made his heart tremble. There were many miserable people in the world, but there were only a few as stupid as her.