"What's amiss with you, Sinclair?" grumbled Bowman.
"Everything is amiss. You have left me alone all day."
"What good could I do you if I were here? It would only mope me to death."
"I have had nothing to eat since morning, except a boiled egg."
"Why not? Couldn't you send Claudine after food?"
"Of what use would that be, when I had no money to give her? I warrant you have had your regular meals."
"I took my meals at the hotel—it was more convenient."
"I warrant me you took care to provide for yourself. At least give me some money so that I may not quite starve."
"Money, money, all the time! Do you know, Sinclair, our stock is running very low?"
"I demand my share of it as long as it lasts. You take advantage of my helplessness——"