“I haven’t time to give you a lecture, but I think you should receive one. I’d like to talk with you a while, for I think I could show you the folly of what you are doing.”
“Are you in earnest?” asked the girl, beginning to show astonishment.
“Never more so in my life.”
“Well, you beat the band! And I thought you were sporty!”
“I hope I am not sporty in the way you mean.”
“You must have wings sprouting! Are you kidding me? What are you doing?”
“I am saying what I mean.”
“And you do not believe in having a good time?”
“On the contrary, I do believe in having a good time. I believe everybody should have a good time.”
“Now you are shouting.”