 Why does Howell not want Linton to approach Snead in the restaurant?
Linton lay down his steel fork beside the massively solid transparency of the restaurant water glass. "The man who isn't Snead is leaving," Linton said, describing the scene over Howell's shoulder. Howell breathed in deeply and sucked back Linton's attention. "Oh, well, 'dead,'" Howell replied. Even after they had let him out of the asylum as cured, he still secretly believed he had known a genuine affection for her. I guess that's how it is," Howell agreed. "Look, Frank, you can't legalize a thing like resurrection," Howell said with feigned patience.
 Howell does not want Linton to learn about resurrection after what he did to become institutionalized
 Howell imagines that Snead has likely been resurrected and will try to go after Linton  Howell knows that Linton has been resurrected and does not want him to be embarrassed if Linton commits a social faux pas  Howell does not want Linton to learn about resurrection after what he did to become institutionalized  Howell knows that Linton attempted to murder Snead before he suffered from a nervous breakdown