It is his prerogative to measure her against Prairie, and only his. He's shared his work with Joan, his home, his humility. She can't have her. Prairie belongs to him. The concept of her. He had all of her, and he lost her to exactly this. Pathetic hubris.
Thoughtlessly, Hap gets to his feet. She thinks he won't take it all away? That she's too precious? Special? She's wrong.
"Up." Concurrent with the command, he seizes her arm in a vise-like grip. "Get up."
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Thoughtlessly, Hap gets to his feet. She thinks he won't take it all away? That she's too precious? Special? She's wrong.
"Up." Concurrent with the command, he seizes her arm in a vise-like grip. "Get up."