"And you tried again to get her to give it up ?" "Yes." "And she refused ?" "Yes." And he added: "Refused more emphatically than before." The Duchess studied him a long moment.

Then: "You're not trying to make her give that up just because you think she's worth saving.

You like her a lot, Larry ?" "I love her," Larry admitted.
"I'm sorry about that, Larry." There was real emotion in the old voice now.

"I've told you that you're all I've got left.

And now that you've at last started right, I want everything to go right with you.
Everything! And Maggie will never help things go right with you.