Peggy shakes Dutch's hand firmly as she can, thinking that her conversation might be more awkward, but now that she's made the guarantee, she has to go through with it. With luck, it will turn out for the best. "Even if I don't manage to talk him around, I might have to go and take matters into my own hands," is her sharp, wry remark.

"I've avoided such things, but then again, seven years..."