"What about it?"
"Well, just look at the couch for yourself."
"Upon my word, you are right; it is full of books. Never mind, pull up an arm-chair."
"With great pleasure. But the arm-chairs ...?"
"The arm-chairs?"
"Are littered just like the couch."
"Ah! I have so many books.... Have you noticed the great crack in the walls of the house?"
"No."
"It is visible enough, nevertheless.... Well, my dear monsieur, it is the books! The books are pulling down the house."
"The books? How?"