We?' said Chancellor.'I am lavishly paid,' Danny said, 'to think in the first person plural.
"We?" said the Chancellor, highlighting his curiosity or perhaps skepticism about a situation or statement involving a group or a collective perspective. This shows a moment of inquiry or uncertainty within the dialogue.
Danny responded by emphasizing his own high level of compensation, indicating that his role involves a personal obligation or responsibility to think collectively, as reflected in his statement about being "lavishly paid" to think in the first person...