against the world fired his talent. On paper, he used his bitterness to capture people in a few bold strokes. Hadley also knew that Ernest’s outward anger was really a reflection of his own self-doubts. Ernest’s intolerance of any flaw in others, his compulsive need to be superior to everyone (and to remind the world of his superiority), reflected his deep insecurity about his own worth. He had to be the best at everything in order not to feel completely worthless. Hadley was pleased when Ernest took a protective interest in a pregnant Swiss woman who also had been on their boat. “We kept her
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Anger
