Ben was quiet for a moment. "But ye know we care about ye. Ye know I've worried about you bein' lonely. I wonder at how ye've rejected the notion of courtin' Rose. Or why ye didn't take Alice as yer wife. It's not good that ye're all alone at this age... It would be good for ye to have company in the home, and children, so ye wouldn't have to rely so much on friends. Wouldn't ye look for a wife? Even if ye weren't in love, there's still a lot ye could provide."