She leaned back among the sofa cushions.
"Is that all ?" she said, and Sypher did not catch the significance of the words.

"You seem to forget that the role of Mascotte is not a particularly active one.

It's all very well for you, but I have to sit at home and twirl my thumbs.

Have you ever tried that by way of soul-satisfying occupation?
Don't you think you're just a bit--egotistical ?" He relaxed the tension of his attitude with a sigh, thrust his hands into his pockets and sat down.
"I suppose I am.

When a man wants something with all the strength of his being and thinks of nothing else day or night, he develops a colossal selfishness.