and "I want to dissolve our partnership, and " said Donald Lam to Bertha Cool. and "What have I done now? and " she protested. and "God knows I've put up with your shenanigans... and " and "It isn't what you've done, and " Lam told her, and "it's what I've done. and " and "What have you done? and " and "I've got in a jam where I'm going to lose my license. and " and "You sound as if you've been talking to the police. and " and "They've been talking with me, and " said Donald. and "I see, and " Bertha said; and then added after a moment, and "I'ma cantankerous old bitch, but I don't leave a partner on a sinking ship. Now, use that noggin of yours to get this thing straightened out. and "