The significant internal conflict that Ed Handby has is that he is simple and has difficulty expressing his sincerity. “The bartender was ready to marry and to begin trying to earn money for the support of his wife, but so simple his nature that he found it difficult to explain his intentions. His body ached with physical longing and with his body he expressed himself” (109). He wanted to express his love to Belle, however, he found difficulty explaining his feelings. He was so simple and didn’t know how to express his feelings. “The bartender had come to woo, not to threaten, and was angry with himself because of his failure” (112-113). It was Handby’s secret conflict that he had difficulty of explaining intentions. In this chapter, he was