[ This is not very persuasive, but Harold doesn't know how much he himself can offer right now. He isn't in a place to be someone John can lean on, not when he feels like he's about to collapse under his own weight.
But it is clear that John can't be left entirely to his own devices, so he puts in some counter-measures. ]
I'll come by to have tea and donuts tomorrow morning, [ he declares, a piece of their old, old routine. ] I hope you will be sober and tended to by then. [ He hasn't missed all the signs of injury from his spar with Carver. ]
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But it is clear that John can't be left entirely to his own devices, so he puts in some counter-measures. ]
I'll come by to have tea and donuts tomorrow morning, [ he declares, a piece of their old, old routine. ] I hope you will be sober and tended to by then. [ He hasn't missed all the signs of injury from his spar with Carver. ]