Silence. Who am I talking to? Get a grip, Maurice. Get it together. It’s the sea. Didn’t I tell you? It’s got a way of burrowing into your brain. That’s why distractions are important. That’s why you’ve got to keep counting. One two three. One two three. One two three. I’m being punished. Angus is punishing me. He’s sitting out there in his tugboat and he’s laughing his f*****g head off. Last time we met we got into an argument. I told him I don’t like meeting at the pier. I told him the sea makes me nervous. That isn’t the real reason. That isn’t the real reason.One two three. One two three. One two three. The real reason is you were thirty dollars short. The real reason is you were thirty dollars short.That was part of it, sure. I’ll admit it: Money has become a struggle. It’s only

