At War: Bigger's Id, Ego, and Superego Compete

1. "He had his hand on the doorknob, waiting, his muscles taut. He had to be careful with his answers now. And yet he knew he had a certain protection; he knew that a certain element of shame would keep Mrs. Dalton from asking him too much and letting him know that she was worried. He was a boy and she was an old woman. He was the hired and she was the hirer. And there was a certain distance to be kept between them" (p. 121).
2. "But of the whole business there was one angle that bothered him; he should have gotten more money out of it; he should have planned it. He had acted too hastily and accidentally. Next time things would be much different; he would plan and arrange so that he would have money enough to keep him a long time" (p. 123).

I think he was using the ego because he had a grasp of reality and he knew what he was thinking and even though he was kind of uncomfortable, he knew what to say so that he wouldn't get too involved with the whole Marry situation. Also, when he was alone, he was thinking of doing it again and he sees it as something that isn't regretable.