so , i dont know , ben admitted anxiously as he lit up a cigar ( figuring everythings already burning anyway ) and took a drag . i wondered how you were getting through that . she 'd smelled alcohol on him last night . these days were so much different in almost every way from when bob was going through his dark days . i havent even thought about money until we started making money from the book recently . you are from the lower district ? spend your money on more practical things . '' 