 I should like someone to play something very beautiful to me on the piano. Damn everything. Damn, damn, damn. Swearing doesn't help. It helps me a lot. What does father mean, going on like that? In view of the imminent reception, you'd better go and shave, Simon. It's perfectly beastly. Whenever I make any sort of plan about anything, it's always done in by someone. I wish I were earning my own living somewhere. A free agent, able to do whatever I liked without being cluttered up and frustrated by the family. It grieves me to hear you say that.