"Ah, well, dear boy, hurry up and see him."
"Why do you say that?"
"Because he is wearing out horribly."
"What do you mean by wearing out?"
"I mean he is getting old and growing rusty."
"I see! But the papers say he has never been fresher in talent or more beautiful in facial expression."
"Do you believe what the papers say?"
"Oh!"
"You may be a journalist yourself one day, my boy."
"Well, if I am?"