Daniel. I'll do my best, John. But mind you it would take me to be pushing on this thing that I have found out and bringing it before people to notice. You see I've got it all ready now except for a few small details.
John (much interested). Have you now? I would like you sometime to explain it to me, Daniel. I didn't quite get on to it the last time you were telling me about it.
Daniel. Some time again. Oh yes. But John—I'll have to go to some of the towns soon to see people about it. The bigger the town the better the chance, and John (impressively)—London's the place.
John (aghast). London! In all the name of the world, yon place! Would Belfast not do you?
Daniel. No. I don't like Belfast. They're a mangy, stick-in-the-mud, follow-in-the-old-ruts crowd. Never strike out anything new. It's a case of London or nothing.
John (dubiously). It will be a terrible expense this London visiting.
Daniel. It'll be worth it.
John. Now, Danny, I would like to oblige you, but what do you think it would cost me?
Daniel. Well, I could live cheap you know, John, and do without meals an odd day, and go steerage and third class, and that sort of thing. I would say about fifteen pounds roughly. That would let me stay more than a week.
John. Fifteen pounds! God bless me, Daniel, would you break me? No, no, I couldn't afford to give you that much.