A. Of course.
Q. Well, how do you expect me to prove my theory by you? You are excused!
We’ll have to try again. There’s another one. Eager Young Immigrant, thirsting for the treasures locked in our English tongue. Come here, my lad.
Q. What books do you read? Shaw and Veblen, by any chance?
A. No, sir. I’m going to the English Literature class at the social settlement, and I’m reading the “Idylls of the King.” I’ve read Addison’s Essays and Shakespeare, and I’m going to take up the Iliad.
Q. The classics, eh?
A. Yes, sir. All the things they study at college!
Q. H’m. Ever hear of Dr. Eliot’s Five-Foot Shelf?
A. Yes, sir—I own it.
Q. How much do you make a week?