[ That ... makes Lambert relax, just a little. At least one of his friends has a solvable problem, and that's a relief. ]

I'm sure he'd rather think he could do it himself. [ Again: what an idiot. But there's an exasperated affection in his voice when he says that, though he's quick to sober up again. ]

Could Childermass's curse be transferred to someone else? Or the consequences deflected, somehow? [ He doesn't know the exact wording of the spell (because he'd stomped off before he could find out) but he assumes she knows what's relevant for that. ]