"No!"
"But you are reading it at this very minute!"
"I've only just taken it up."
"Have you seen the review of Arvid's poems?"
"Yes."
"Well? They were much praised."
"He wrote the review himself."
"You said the same thing last night when you were reading the Grey Bonnet."
"What have you come here for?"
"I've just met the admiral's wife; she's accepted our invitation and said she would be delighted to meet the young poet."