"Then... her nightmares at night began, which is to say those events happened after the old man broke in and there was a quarrel. The arrival of those nights might be the result after the old man broke in and the argument, possibly having a logical causal connection."
Shi Nian was silent for a long time, then slowly said, "The situation could be like this: The clown initially took Rosa away, perhaps without any ill intentions, genuinely pitying her as a lonely child ignored by others, and so took her away according to her wishes. The clown provided everything Rosa desired for her living environment, reading, painting, listening to music. But unexpectedly to the clown himself, the old man intruded. The old man took an interest in Rosa and then made a request to the clown."
"The clown perhaps was still unwilling, but later due to inequality in status or seeking something from him, ultimately had to give up Rosa... Thus Rosa became the plaything offered to the old man by the clown."
