The notion of _envying_ Catherine was incomprehensible to him, but the notion of grieving her he understood clearly enough.
"Did she say she was grieved?" he inquired, looking very serious.
"She cried when I told her you were off again this morning."
"Well, _I_ cried last night," he returned, "and I had more reason to cry than she."

The notion of envying Catherine was incomprehensible to him, but the notion of grieving her he understood.
'Did she say she was grieved?' he asked, looking very serious.
'She cried when I told her you were out this morning.'
'Well, I cried last night,' he returned, 'and I had more reason to cry than she.'
