The narrator tells us that he used to think that when he found out that the answer was yes, he would be able to comprehend it. But when he finally followed the path that the boy walked through, the pain he suffered standing where he finally found the answer, was what he expected. He's greedy, he says, and he wants all of the boy's attention. He doesn't want the boy to know that he's still good, and that he still wants to be with him. The narrator leaves the boy at the intersection of the two streets.