But it vould haff been zo goot vhile it deed! [Puffing himself up, he pushes himself upright] Come on, Amelia, hyu know az vell az Hy do, de first iz neffer de last! She iz not ruined for life becauze ov me, she iz merely hurt. Und mebbe, mebbe no matter vhat, Hy hurt her. But mebbe, mebbe it vouldn't haff been zo bad, had ve gotten to try it on our time.

Mebbe Hy could haff shown her how to spread her vings, und giffen her a teste ov de sky! But becauze ov Greg, Hy neffer got dot chence. Ve neffer got dot chence. [He looks down to the ground, his shoulders drooping as he helplessly tosses his hands into the air] Efferyting haz crashed und burnt, und Hy dunno how to fix tings. Hy only make tings vurse, now. Iz bad. But it could haff been zo goot.