"I do just now.

Still, I do not wish to talk about myself.

You see, the people back there in Europe must be fed, and the latest news from wheat-growing countries does not promise more than an average crop, while half the faint-hearted farmers here are not going to sow much this year.

Therefore when the demand comes for Western wheat there will be little to sell." "But how is it that you alone see this?
Isn't it a trifle egotistical ?" Winston laughed.

"Can't we leave my virtues, or the reverse, out of the question?
I feel that I am right, and want you to dissuade your uncle.