Luck?
TOM.
Yes, you know they say that rails split by moonlight bring folks good fortune. Not that Abe needs good fortune—he's lucky at everything he puts his hand to. He can shoulder an ax and swing it better than any one I ever saw, and as for his books—there's no one who can beat him.
POLLY.
He's always at them—even after a hard day's work.
TOM.
There's nothing he won't read if he can get his hands on it, and at spelling he's head of his class every time.
AMY
(amused).
You'd think he was a hero, Tom, the way you talk.
TOM
(eyes a-light).