We should rather cling, cling to what little we can get, like a man at a cliff's edge.

Every second is a cliff, if you think upon it--a cliff a mile high--high enough, if we fall, to dash us out of every feature of humanity.

Hence it is best to talk pleasantly.

Let us talk of each other: why should we wear this mask?
Let us be confidential.

Who knows, we might become friends ?' 'I have just one word to say to you,' said the dealer.