Glad that's over. That was but the first temptation. The fate you heard could yet be your destiny. If you fail but one test, the full curse will be upon you, and never again will you be able to dispell it. Well, dash it, it all sounds damned stacked against me.
Most blokes have their whole lives to sort out where they stand.
Dad starts to sound somewhat distracted and anxious. Charles rises and picks up the bottle and glass. Of course you do. The Bible, old man. Too bad you chased Phelps away.