"I--I must have been blind.

It's plain enough now, of course.

If I had known I wouldn't have taken the place." "You're all a set of idiots," muttered Neil.
"I'm sorry I said anything," said Sydney, genuinely distressed.
"I'm glad," said Paul.

"I'm such a selfish brute that I can't see half an inch before my nose.

Chum, all I've got to say--" "Shut up," cried Neil.