His reverting to this tone,
as if our association were forced upon us and we were mere puppets,
gave me pain;
but everything in our intercourse did give me pain.
Whatever his tone with me happened to be,
I could put no trust in it,
and build no hope on it;
and yet I went on against trust and against hope.
Why repeat it a thousand times?
So it always was.
--《Great Expectations》