T. Was Persia at the head of an empire? C. is silent.
T. Who was Xerxes? C. Oh, Xerxes … yes … Xerxes; he invaded Greece; he flogged the sea.
T. Right; he flogged the sea: what sea? C. is silent.
T. Have you read any history of Persia?… what history? C. Grote, and Mitford.
T. Well, now, Mr. Brown, you can name some other reason why the Greeks spoke of going up to Persia? Do we talk of going up or down from the sea-coast? C. Up.
T. That is right; well, going from Asia Minor, would you go from the sea, or towards it? C. From.
T. What countries would you pass, going from the coast of Asia Minor to Persia? … mention any of them. C. is silent.
T. What do you mean by Asia Minor?… why called Minor?… how does it lie? C. is silent.
Etc., etc.