A colourful analogy -- [ she responds, and these few words are capable of suggesting a great deal of dissatisfaction with the cruder image he attempts to paint. ] And yet I find the sentiment rather...appreciable.

[ she leans backwards by degrees, so she might eye the empty corridor behind her. ] But we may be staring down the barrel of a mess where there are no other people to unclog it. What do you do when no one else remains?

[ you hire. recruit. shanghai'd. ]