"Why does Eleanor let you have that much acid?' he asked. 'Why would you want that much acid? You don't need that much acid.''Except that it appears I do, since I have just enough to dissolve a human body, and we have a human body in need of dissolving,' said Jack. 'Everything happens for a reason. And Eleanor didn't 'let' me have this much acid. I sort of collected it on my own. For a rainy day.''What were you expecting it to rain?' said Christopher. 'Bears?"