“Damn and blast!”

“Great, just great! ‘He’ll come to us,’ you said! ‘For advice,’ you said!”

“Shut up!”

“He barely even spoke! And what he did say was either inconsequential or angry!”

“Shut up!”

“What’s wrong? I thought you said you had it all under control?”

“It is under control, damn you! He just needs more time!”

“I think it’s all unraveling before your eyes, and you don’t want to admit it. Face it, he’s more than you bargained for.”

“Enough! Damn your soul, enough!”

“I think you’ve taken ample care of that, don’t you?”