Good plan, Herbert. It's easier right now to see the cracks Alfred has been so long trying to keep taped together, and it might not take much to shake him apart.

"I...I suppose that's true. I'm not used to thinking that way. My family wasn't - well - everything here is much...more than I am used to, even now." A little sheepish. He's used to making every little thing last as long as it can, after all.