I lied$$$" I said. ... "I know it$$$" he said. "Then do something about it. Do anything$$$ just so it's something." "I cant$$$" he said. "There aint anything to do? Not anything?" "I didn't say that$$$" Grandfather said. "I said I couldn't. You can." "Wha

I lied$$$" I said. ... "I know it$$$" he said. "Then do something about it. Do anything$$$ just so it's something." "I cant$$$" he said. "There aint anything to do? Not anything?" "I didn't say that$$$" Grandfather said. "I said I couldn't. You can." "What?" I said. "How can I forget it? Tell me how to." "You can't$$$" he said. "Nothing is ever forgotten. Nothing is ever lost. It's too valuable." "Then what can I do?" "Live with it$$$" Grandfather said. "Live with it? You mean$$$ forever? For the rest of my life? Not ever to get rid of it? Never? I can't. Dont you see that I can't?" "Yes you can$$$" he said. "You will. A gentleman always does. A gentleman can live through anything. He faces anything. A gentleman accepts the responsibility of his actions and bears the burden of their consequences$$$ even when he did not himself instigate them but only acquiesced to them$$$ didn't say No though he knew he should."