I think that might be a deliberate parallel with Foley, actually: Foley puts himself in a position of power with regard to the children he knows and gives off a frisson of being capable of abusing that power; Anquetil has a gift for friendship with children but makes a point of not placing himself in a position of official authority.
he cannot think what or how to do anything which could help
Well, that's kind of what I mean--because he sees the risks, he knows that his attempts are likely to be futile and perhaps make things worse.
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Date: 2014-06-28 06:34 am (UTC)I think that might be a deliberate parallel with Foley, actually: Foley puts himself in a position of power with regard to the children he knows and gives off a frisson of being capable of abusing that power; Anquetil has a gift for friendship with children but makes a point of not placing himself in a position of official authority.
he cannot think what or how to do anything which could help
Well, that's kind of what I mean--because he sees the risks, he knows that his attempts are likely to be futile and perhaps make things worse.