[The Man from Missouri: "You got nothing on me there. We worship our Ancestors, too. Did you ever know an American who hadn't got his pedigree worked out to three places of decimals? Besides, that is why many of us have got such a soft spot for that funny old island of yours.">[
(3) Thou shalt not talk "shop."
[The Man from Missouri: "That strikes me as punk. As a business man, without any mildewed delusions about ancestral acres, or the vulgarity of trade, my aim in life is to do business, and do it all the time, and never worry about hurting the feelings of the family ghost.">[
(4) Thou shalt not put on side.
[The Man from Missouri: "But you do!"
The Englishman: "No, we don't! That stiffness of manner is due to shyness."
The Man from Missouri: "Very well, then. Let it go at that.">[
(5) Thou shalt not speak aught but flippantly of matters that concern thee deeply.
[The Man from Missouri: "There you puzzle me to death. When I feel glad about anything, or bad about anything, or mad about anything—well, it seems only common sense to say so. Can't you see that?"
The Englishman: "No. It isn't done.">[