The fact that Michaelis is willing to sit up with George
Wilson after the tragedy of his wife's death shows that he is kind and compassionate. He
tries to distract George from dwelling on what had happened to Myrtle and his despair by
asking questions and trying to keep up a conversation with him. He tries to work out if
there is a priest that could come and counsel George in his time of need, and when
George shows him the diamond-studded dog collar and shares the conclusions that he has
made in his mind, he tries to tell Michaelis that he is being
morbid:
"You're morbid, George... This has been a strain
to you and you don't know what you're saying. You'd better try and sit quiet till
morning."
Michaelis, by the
very act of staying with George until six in the morning, is obviously a kind, caring
individual, and the way that he looks after George and tries to offer him advice and to
take his attention away from what George thinks happened really shows he has his
friend's best intentions at heart.
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