Catherine: I""m not good at this kind of conversation.Morris: Neither am I.I""m afraid that is our trouble.I""m not a glib man, Miss Sloper.Catherine: I think you talk very well.Morris: Not when I need it most.Oh, with Mrs.Penniman or in my room at home, I can think of the most delightful things to say.Can you understand that?Catherine: Yes, I can.Morris: But here with you, I sound like a fool.Catherine: I don""t think so.He candidly confides in her that she should advise him when he sounds either "high-blown or false." He then appeals to her own insecurities when he reveals: "Take pity on my situation...Miss Sloper, I have fallen in love with you." His entreaties are interrupted by the arrival of Dr.Sloper, who is "delighted" to greet him.After Townsend admires Catherine as "a most attractive young lady," he is invited to stay for sherry and biscuits, and continues to agreeably flatter her in front of her father - and she beams: "Miss Sloper has a great appreciation for music...Coming by the way of Fourth Street, it""s eight hundred and two...Tomorrow, beginning when I get up in the morning, I""m gonna count every step I take all day..." His dissatisfaction with his own imprecise home life has prompted him o take accurate measurements for his own map of the world." Marlowe thanks the General for the drink and promises to be back in touch:Marlowe: Thanks for the drink, General." Hunt countered: "I would""ve thought the hardest part was curbing that pressing need of yours to get your gun off.