I seen what happened in '29. I seen them fellas what came back from Cantigny. Belleau Wood. The ones what still had their faces, and some a' the ones what didn't. I seen men gut stabbed for a crust a' bread and no other reason the other fella's so outta his head with hunger he don't even know his own self no more.
[He rises abruptly, his chair scraping.]
You got somewhere better to be or softer to land, then carry yourself there, and more power to you. I'll take what I got and be glad I got it, even if it means the whole damned world's about to end and I got a front row seat.
[He marches over to the bar to settle his tab, mad at himself for losing his temper and mad at her for refusing to get it.]
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[Yeah, he just...can't with this.]
I seen what happened in '29. I seen them fellas what came back from Cantigny. Belleau Wood. The ones what still had their faces, and some a' the ones what didn't. I seen men gut stabbed for a crust a' bread and no other reason the other fella's so outta his head with hunger he don't even know his own self no more.
[He rises abruptly, his chair scraping.]
You got somewhere better to be or softer to land, then carry yourself there, and more power to you. I'll take what I got and be glad I got it, even if it means the whole damned world's about to end and I got a front row seat.
[He marches over to the bar to settle his tab, mad at himself for losing his temper and mad at her for refusing to get it.]