Not selfish at all, [ he says quietly. He's always been prone to and acutely aware of loneliness.

The truth is, Harold knows far more than Shaw in a lot of respects. That he'd survived is one thing, but there's far more. If he's really respecting Root's wishes, the idea that being remembered is its own form of being alive, then he should share what he can with Shaw. ]

... There is one thing I think you should know, Sameen. [ He uses her first name to make sure she knows he means it in every nuance when he says, ] She went to tremendous lengths to find you. She took every chance, followed every lead. She never gave up.