`Asamatteroffact，’saidtheleanandfreckledTommyDukes，wholookedmuchmoreIrishthanMay，whowaspaleandratherfat：`Asamatteroffact，Hammond，youhaveastrongpropertyinstinct，andastrongwilltoself-assertion，andyouwantsuccess。SinceI’vebeeninthearmydefinitely，I’vegotoutofthewayoftheworld，andnowIseehowinordinatelystrongthecravingforself-assertionandsuccessisinmen。Itisenormouslyoverdeveloped。Allourindividualityhasrunthatway。Andofcoursemenlikeyouthinkyou’llgetthroughbetterwithawoman’sbacking。That’swhyyou’resojealous。That’swhatsexistoyou……avitallittledynamobetweenyouandJulia，tobringsuccess。Ifyoubegantobeunsuccessfulyou’dbegintoflirt，likeCharlie，whoisn’tsuccessful。MarriedpeoplelikeyouandJuliahavelabelsonyou，liketravellers’trunks。JuliaislabelledMrsArnoldB。Hammond——justlikeatrunkontherailwaythatbelongstosomebody。AndyouarelabelledArnoldB。Hammond，c/oMrsArnoldB。Hammond。Oh，you’requiteright，you’requiteright!
Thelifeofthemindneedsacomfortablehouseanddecentcooking。You’requiteright。Itevenneedsposterity。Butitallhingesontheinstinctforsuccess。Thatisthepivotonwhichallthingsturn。’
Hammondlookedratherpiqued。Hewasratherproudoftheintegrityofhismind，andofhisnotbeingatime-server。Nonetheless，hedidwantsuccess。
`It’squitetrue，youcan’tlivewithoutcash，’saidMay。`You’vegottohaveacertainamountofittobeabletoliveandgetalong……eventobefreetothinkyoumusthaveacertainamountofmoney，oryourstomachstopsyou。Butitseemstomeyoumightleavethelabelsoffsex。We’refreetotalktoanybody；sowhyshouldn’twebefreetomakelovetoanywomanwhoinclinesusthatway？’
`TherespeaksthelasciviousCelt，’saidClifford。