"The man I have slept with before she and I were actually together, the man who never even knew I knew her, let alone that I was close to her? If she's to be upset at anyone, it should be me, not you," he says. He does still believe that he had a shitty attitude towards John especially, which wasn't at all what he meant to do.

"Just... talk to her. It's all I'm asking. You'll see I'm right," he says. "You don't have to-- ah, see me. I understand that you don't want to. I'll be sure to make myself scarce if and when you ever want to come visit Mary at the cottage."

Because he's still very much under the impression that John's upset with him for having outed him, and it's not like the other man has said anything stating otherwise so far.