When I was a little boy, being sent off to the kitchen to eat or outside to play didn't bother me, because Robert was always sent off with me. But then as we grew older, Robert was allowed to stay when the visitors came for their socializing, though at first he wouldn't stay without me.

—The Land,
Mildred D. Taylor

What can you infer about Paul’s feelings based on the conflict in the passage?

His feelings are the same as they were when he was younger.
He has never told the truth about how he felt.
As he gets older, his feelings are changing.
He is worried about his relationship with Robert.