"But what can I do?"
"Find work. Take care that somebody is the better for your existence."
"I've tried. I can't. It's no good."
"There are always people to be helped—people you can be kind to—people you can cheer up, when they feel dull."
"Pick up old ladies' stitches, I suppose. Interesting!"
"I did not know you wished to be interested. I thought you wanted to be of use."
"Well—of course! But that's so commonplace. I want to do something out of the ordinary beat."
"You want some agreeable duty, manufactured to suit your especial taste!"
"Oh, bother! Somebody is coming. What a plague! And I have heaps more to say. Won't you give me another talk?"
"I'll manage it."