Thorn has been accused of disturbing the peace, and has taken shelter of his girlfriend, Rosie, at her aunt's bungalow.  Both wish to communicate more deeply about the feelings and disturbances that have led him into the predicament, but in typical boy-girl fashion, this is slow to happen.  After many years of observation, I realized that the secret motto of the wise for sparing the feelings of close friends and generally staying out of deep trouble is, "Don't tell people anything they don't want to know, even if they say that they do."  Listening in on the couple's conversation, we can see how Rosie unfolds her genuine wish to understand Thorn, and how the boy has to establish for himself at each turn how he is going to honor this desire.  The couple succeed because they are both open minded, good humored, have ethereal imaginations, and are gently honest.