"Aye he was..." Simon downed the rest of his glass at once and poured himself another. "No work, no food." he said. "We must all do our share... God, he'll hate me." He looked at Elijah hopefully, as if almost begging him to confirm: "But once I get a good job, I can make things better for all of them. I could take weight of father's shoulders, so maybe he won't be such an ass to everyone. And I can make sure Alice can stay in school and go to a college."