I was right. Of course I was right. Didn't I tell you? I was right!
My theories weren't ridiculous, I mean, really - look at his explanation! And anyway, it doesn't matter, because I was right, and... and he forgives me.
I think you're making too much of that scene. I'm not even convinced that conversation happened. It could have easily been a figment of John's imagination. He was about to die, after all.
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