AUSTIN. Could I square him?
JACK. Not unless you want to see him lynched.
AUSTIN. Then you're the only hope.
JACK. It's a poor hope if you're looking for anything of that from me.
AUSTIN. I'm asking you to be loyal to Blackton for another day.
JACK. Were you loyal when you transferred me?
AUSTIN. Yes: loyal to Blackton's very existence. Don't play your best this afternoon. That's all I ask.
JACK. I always play my best.
EDMUND. Are you never out of form, Mr. Metherell?
JACK. I play at the top of whatever form I'm in.