I guess I’m always surprised by a person’s level of, um, propriety or lack of it, I guess. Or self-interest. Or self-delusion.” He said this calmly and with no rancor but it sounded like the insult he intended. “How badly they want something. La la la.” He paused again. “I’m always surprised what they think they’re capable of. What they think they’re going to get away with.” He paused once more. “I guess I shouldn’t be, but I am.”
