And then as we walked along together she said 'I'll tell you, Jennifer.
There was something she had to tell Jennifer, and she wasn't happy about it at all.
I was telling Jennifer before you came: they do not age as we do.
After revealing the real reason for his absence she convinces him to tell Jennifer what happened.
The urge to tell Jennifer about his encounter would have to remain just that, an urge.
And, as I would tell Jennifer, you don't have much time for a personal life.
"Of course, he had to tell Jennifer so that she could put some books on display."
"And you didn't tell Jennifer or any of us?"
"Father Squid would like to see you," he told Jennifer.
The night nurse told Jennifer she was an oddity.