"More than you told me?"
"I lost a few hundreds dabbling in mines. All that foolishness is over and done with. I mean to stick to what I know, and the people I know who'll stick to me. I shall give my undivided attention to business. I mean to work harder than ever, so as to win back what I've lost."
"How much have you lost, dear?"
"I'm not speakin' of money, Susie. I've lost my self-respect, and I don't stand with you just where I did."
"You do—you know you do!"
He shook his head obstinately.
"I know I don't. You ain't suffering from a crick in the neck along of lookin' up at me. I ain't been soaring lately. Wriggling like a crushed worm about fits me."
"Joe, dear, you've never quite understood me."
"Hey?"
"I married you for better or worse."