No one has ever been harmed by being listened to sympathetically and understandingly. McCrea was never better in translating a difficult assignment intelligently and sympathetically. If we behave kindly, patiently and sympathetically towards them Allah will reward us. Finch portrays Langsdorff sympathetically as a gentleman. However, Frame is portrayed fairly sympathetically in the novel. The Pope did not do so, though he responded sympathetically. The transepts were restored, less sympathetically, by Robert Wallace. The character of Hindley is portrayed much more sympathetically, and his story-arc is altered. Widmer responded sympathetically but did not press for details. Reviewers said that the play portrayed Gosse more sympathetically than did Edmund Gosse's book. Olivier, who directed, was exasperated at his old friend's insistence on playing the role sympathetically. The film portrays Griffin more sympathetically than the novel. On his return, Driberg wrote a book in which Burgess was portrayed relatively sympathetically. It was banned in Egypt for portraying Fagin too sympathetically. Thomas Wayne in this film is portrayed much less sympathetically than in other incarnations.