[By this point, he is sorely tempted to give up. He just stares at her for a moment after she speaks, and it takes every ounce of effort to keep the edge out of his words.]

...Yeah, it's real bad. Unless you're the type to start stealin' you'd be without food or anything until you could get back on your feet!

[And yet as bad as he's saying it is, he feels no guilt about how his job involves "clearing people out"...]