“That’s plain speaking.”
“There is no use mincing matters. You are just as likely to stop drinking as you are to stop breathing.”
“Perhaps I shall stop breathing before long.”
“Very likely, at your present rate.”
“That will be a relief to you.”
“It will be a relief to everybody, and a release for yourself. You have made me miserable for a year past; and now you expect me to be frightened at the prospect of being rid of you.”
“I dont expect you to be frightened. I expect you to do what all men do: throw me aside as soon as I have served your turn.”
“Yes. Of course, you are the aggrieved party. Where’s Lucy?”
“I dont know, and I dont care.”
“Well, I want to know; and I do care. Is she at home?”