"You need to stop this." There's no preamble to Albert's admonishment. He's not even sure how he would start to do that gently and he's not inclined to considering Jet's discomfort with her constant drinking. For Jet it brings horrible memories of childhood, for Albert it brings worry that this woman he's considered a friend is going to destroy herself. Together, he can't keep silent.

Without ado, he begins picking up the discarded glasses and bottled. When the Avoxes do it, he assumes she can ignore them. When he does it, he makes a point of every tinkling of glass into the trash or sink being heard. "I'm putting a stop to it myself if I have to."