T. You have got confused; you know very well. C. I understood you to ask why I did not say “they went down.”
A silence on both sides.
T. Have you come up to Dublin or down? C.I came up.
T. Why do you call it coming up? C. thinks, then smiles, then … We always call it coming up to Dublin.
T. Well, but you always have a reason for what you do … what is your reason here? C. is silent.
T. Come, come, Mr. Brown, I won't believe you don't know; I am sure you have a very good reason for saying you go up to Dublin, not down. C. thinks, then … It is the capital.
T. Very well; now was Persia the capital? C. Yes.
T. Well … no … not exactly … explain yourself; was Persia a city? C. A country.
T. That is right; well, but did you ever hear of Susa? Now, why did they speak of going up to Persia? C. is silent.
T. Because it was the seat of government; that was one reason. Persia was the seat of government; they went up because it was the seat of government. C. Because it was the seat of government.