"I know my way about," said Toby.
"So does Dolly, my office boy," said Ben, "who's only sixteen. Probably much better than you, because he knows how many pennies there are in a shilling, which you certainly don't. But what do you know? What have you learnt?"
"I know a certain amount of Greek and Latin," said Toby.
"Yes, but how much? Not enough to be a schoolmaster?"
"No," said Toby.
"Do you know any French?"
"Enough to get through a French novel," said Toby.
"Yes, but not enough to explain anything to a custom house officer at Calais?"
"No," said Toby. "Emphatically not."