[He's a little mollified by the apology, but that's counterbalanced by not appreciating the attempt to feign innocence while claiming honesty. But now he has to decide if he's going to challenge the statement or not, which--if it gets to the point where he has to consciously decide--is always something of a struggle.]
It's fine.
[He says, and it's half true; it's not that big of a deal and so he's willing to move on provided Crane does the same, even though he doesn't particularly think the apology is genuine. And he almost leaves it at that, but considering his last few attempts to deflect the conversation hadn't worked, he changes his mind and adds--]
Your experiences since arrivin' here have been a little different from mine, so I guess it isn't too surprising you'd have a different outlook on settlin' in.
[It's only slightly a jab, delivered with no venom other than the words themselves, but it should still be enough to get the point across: he doesn't appreciate being judged by someone he barely knows.]
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It's fine.
[He says, and it's half true; it's not that big of a deal and so he's willing to move on provided Crane does the same, even though he doesn't particularly think the apology is genuine. And he almost leaves it at that, but considering his last few attempts to deflect the conversation hadn't worked, he changes his mind and adds--]
Your experiences since arrivin' here have been a little different from mine, so I guess it isn't too surprising you'd have a different outlook on settlin' in.
[It's only slightly a jab, delivered with no venom other than the words themselves, but it should still be enough to get the point across: he doesn't appreciate being judged by someone he barely knows.]