I didn't understand John as himself attempting to rationalize something away, but rather I understood him to be attempting to understanding how a person in Glenn's situation might attempt to rationalizing the conflict between his behavior and his public exhortations away.
I didn't understand John as himself attempting to rationalize something away, but rather I understood him to be attempting to understanding how a person in Glenn's situation might attempt to rationalizing the conflict between his behavior and his public exhortations away.