[Salieri is quiet for a moment, contemplating that]

...though I appreciate the effort of your apology, I must admit...I feel it unnecessary.

After all, one of the necessary elements of this was connection, was it not? It was that very element that allowed Madame Elizabeth and I to move you out of that theme repetition you were in.

Therefore I would say it is a good thing that we all shared in this strain. I cannot imagine the toll it would have taken on a single entity alone.