to contrast the concern the boys should have felt with the satisfaction they really felt.. It can be seen the boys ere very happy when the cubs boat blew up and when the cub appeared in church and was treated as a hero.
I'm not too sure because I have no background on the story so I'm not sure exactly /who/ this excerpt is talking about and whether or not she's waited or suffered, but this option seems to make the most sense to me: <span>Love is always worth all the suffering.
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THe author is speaking to an unknown person asking typical questions
I believe this would be yes but I think it depends on the person answering ><
