As in The Waves, the realest subjects of Cigarettes are a) premature death and what it does to the immature living, and b) consciousness and how unevenly it is distributed, even hoarded, often by those whose tragedies are basically weightless, but where Woolfs characters address us via themselves, Mathewss address us via the narrator, which gives us also c) who gets to keep the record that everyone is so bored making

Nicotine Effects: Central Nervous System Dizziness Lightheadedness Abnormal sleep disturbances Blood-flow risk Headache Nicotine Effects: Cardiovascular System Atherosclerosis Aortic enlargement and dissection Increased clotting Heart rate fluctuation Increased blood pressure Coronary artery disease Tachycardia Arrhythmias Nicotine Effects: Respiratory System Shortness of breath Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Bronchospasm Cancer Nicotine Effects: Muscular System Spinal disc degeneration Joint pain Tremors Nicotine Effects: Gastrointestinal System Peptic ulcer Diarrhea Nausea Dry mouth Heartburn Dyspepsia Cancer Mentioned health effects can all be attributed to nicotine but are greatly exacerbated by other compounds usually found in tobacco products, such as tar, carbon monoxide, toluene, or any of the other 4,000 substances regularly found in cigarettes

A week earlier, the entrepreneurs had announced their intent to sell their company to Edgewell, a large CPG conglomerate that owns the Schick razor brand
Yeah, I think it will [affect her]