"I cannot abandon my life's work." "But how about bread and cheese? They are necessary to an artist, as much as to other men, I'm afraid." Clifford smiled calmly. "I shall not be the first who has starved in such a cause." Jacob roared as he related this conversation to his wife. "I must keep an eye on the lad," he said.
"When I hear he's given in, I'll write him a letter of congratulation.".