If you're not a failure, and a fool, too, go bring her back into this room and tell her you're going to make this trade, so you two will have a farm and the home she wants and so her mind will be easy once more.

You've been thinking of only yourself long enough; now begin to think of her comfort and happiness." Stevenson came angrily to his feet.
"No man ever talked to me like that before, I'll have you know!" he cried.
The engineer kept his place, with no change of countenance.
"Well, one has talked to you like that now and I'm the man," he said.
"And I don't retract a word.

It's the truth straight from the shoulder.

What are you going to do about it?
Why, nothing, just nothing.

Because I've talked cold, hard facts, and you know it." The momentary fire died from Stevenson's eyes.