I think that is not true," Uncle Henrik said. "I think you are like your...

I think that is not true," Uncle Henrik said. "I think you are like your mama,and like your papa, and like me. Frightened, but determined, and if the time came to be brave, I quite sure you would be very, very brave."
"But," he added, "it is much easier to be brave if you do not know everything. And so your mama does not know everything.Neither do I. We only know what we need to know."
"Do you understand what I am saying?" he asked, looking into her eyes