CAPTAINSHOTOVER。Isthattheonlyreason？Areyouquitesurehonestyhasnothingtodowithit？
ELLIE。Oh，youareveryveryold—fashioned，Captain。Doesanymoderngirlbelievethatthelegalandillegalwaysofgettingmoneyarethehonestanddishonestways？Manganrobbedmyfatherandmyfather’sfriends。IshouldroballthemoneybackfromManganifthepolicewouldletme。Astheywon’t，Imustgetitbackbymarryinghim。
CAPTAINSHOTOVER。Ican’targue：I’mtooold：mymindismadeupandfinished。AllIcantellyouisthat，old—fashionedornew—fashioned，ifyousellyourself，youdealyoursoulablowthatallthebooksandpicturesandconcertsandsceneryintheworldwon’theal[hegetsupsuddenlyandmakesforthepantry]。
ELLIE[runningafterhimandseizinghimbythesleeve]。ThenwhydidyousellyourselftothedevilinZanzibar？
CAPTAINSHOTOVER[stopping，startled]。What？